Some folks talk about new potatoes as if they’re a special variety to grow.
Although small red tubers are frequently equated with new potatoes, any freshly dug spuds that haven’t been stored fall into the category. Hands down, to my way of thinking, new potatoes are a key reason to have a home garden, and here in mid-July the harvest has begun.
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