Hilling Potatoes

The little one seemed content to chill on a blanket while I hilled my container potatoes. 

Ideally, I would've added more soil when the plants were about 4 to 6 in tall. Unfortunately, Jaron didn't have the patience at that time and the potatoes were much taller than that. 

I was able to add a lot of soil to make it so about 4-6 inches are showing. I'll add more in about a week and continue adding layers as the plants grows, up to an inch below the lip of the container. 

The above container got a little lopsided because of that teeny tiny potato started (bottom right of the photo). I thought about burying it, but in the end am giving it the chance to grow bigger. 

When it came to the sweet potatoes, Google was not very specific about whether hilling sweet potatoes actually improves their production. 

I added a bit of soil around the bases of the plants. We'll see if it makes a difference. 

Since the potatoes are out in the orchard, that makes it easy to check for fruit. I was able to harvest a handful of Honey berries. There were enough that I didn't feel like I should eat all of them as I picked, so G will actually get a chance to taste these! They are similar to blueberries, perhaps a bit more tart.