yes it's true! apparently potatoes do flower in cool weather.
potato flowers, July 7
the fruit is poisonous. it looks like cherry tomatoes.
potato berries, July 22
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Daylilies belong in the Hemerocallidaceae plant family (previously Liliaceae). Or is it Asphodelaceae aloes now and formerly grass tree Xanthorrhoeaceae.  Genus: Hemerocallis
it took probably 20-25 hours of labour, got a quarter bucket. at a low minimum wage, it's $200/pound. the final sprouts were the cutest.  so, opted for a kilo of mung beans at store: $15. it snowed and melted twice. deep leaves, ladybugs burrowing all over. a new moon.  coulda planted earlier (was mid-july). woulda got more potatoes. shoulda put it in more sun (just 2-4 hours a day). the soil was so-so. shoulda not covered plant when condo-ing... maybe next year.
also, difficult: the vertical garden w/ pallet. a warm, long summer. into autumn.      so - one additional tire of potatoes, planted on sept 1st. (!)  mint, crop #2
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