By Andee Zeigler, August 14, 2021
There is truly no potato more delicious than a potato fresh from the ground! Did you know that potatoes are super cheap and easy to grow and the absolute most fun veggie to harvest?!
You can buy seed potatoes or if you have a favorite store bought potato you can let them go to seed. To seed an existing potato let it start to sprout, once green/white shoots have started you can cut the potato and plant those right in your prepared beds.
We prep our beds in mid March and get the potatoes in the ground before April. They don’t require any fancy excessive watering or staking, just plant them, give them a little love and wait. Once the leaves start to yellow and die it’s time to harvest! I like to do a pretty lengthy watering before harvesting to help soften the soil, making it easier to pull the entire plant.
Once you pull them don’t wash them until you are ready to eat. Let them lay out for a few days in the shade to cure and then store in a cool dry place. We use the crisper drawer of a spare basement fridge. This year we planted roughly 100 seed potatoes and each plant will produce 8-12 potatoes.
Pure magic, thank you garden!
Andee Zeigler
Principal Broker | OR
She/Her
I have called Portland home for over 20 years and can’t imagine raising my babies
anywhere else. I have been a REALTOR® for over a decade and still wake up every day
delighted that I truly love what I do. I love helping people find their home sweet home,
score an investment property that pencils out better than expected, holding the hand of
a first-time homebuyer, or guiding a nervous seller through the process of leaving a home
they’ve loved. I know Portland like the back of my hand and have a wealth of knowledge
about our unique homes and rapidly growing inventory of new construction.
I have loved up many homes over the years, from a total restoration of an 1894 Victorian
farmhouse to a full remodel of 1942 ranch and several in between. I enjoy educating my
clients on the home buying and selling process as well as educating them on how to care
for their home. I strive to help buyers understand their homes' unique qualities, how to
love them up, and the realities of vintage homeownership.
Each real estate transaction is different and for many people the entire process is new
and can feel overwhelming. I work hard to help clients manage expectations and give
them perspective along the way. I also truly love negotiating and believe it can be done
with grace and cooperation. Over the years many of my clients have become my friends
and I am grateful for the joy this career has brought me.
When I am not scouring the new listings, meeting clients for pie or reading up on all
things real estate, I am busy filling my days with goodness. I currently live in my dream
home in St. Johns with my husband, 3 kids, 2 cats, 2 ducks and goose! I am an avid
gardener, growing over 30 varieties of fruits and vegetables and countless plants and
flowers, including nearly 1000 tulips and over 100 dahlia varieties. During the spring
and summer we have a little free table with bouquets and plant starts for our
community. When the garden doesn’t need me you can find me in the kitchen. I try to
bake once a day, everything from sourdough to french macarons. I graduated with an
art degree and find great joy in painting and making pottery, there is almost always an
art project happening at the dining room table. I am a dedicated traveler and have made
exploring the world with my babies a priority. When we aren’t traveling internationally
we explore our corner of the world in our Vanagon, Dr. Coffey!
I am in constant awe of the beauty of the PNW and feel grateful that this is my home
sweet home. I absolutely believe that everyone should love where they live and won’t let
anyone settle!
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