When I was a kid we had an independent potato patch from the garden. Always saved back a bunch for the winter in tater bins in the basement. The rest got canned.
I'm glad I know how to do it but equally glad my potatoes come from the store now.
LOL, I helped my dad in his garden when I was a kid, he grew up on a farm and always had a big one. I remember digging potatoes, the trick was to get close enough so you'd get all the spuds with one forkful of dirt, but not so close that you'd spear a potato and ruin it.
Spearing a potato and getting "the look" was a no-go, so I probably dug twice as much dirt as I had to.
