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@nyxnightshade@mindly.socialI maybe should have waited until last week to start my Fourth-of-July tomatoes, rather than doing it 3 weeks ago, because I don't have any bigger pots than these and my Fourth-of-Julys are twice the size of the other tomato plants. I just hope that when I can finally get these in the ground, they won't immediately be demolished by groundhogs. -_-
@nyxnightshade Wire mesh protection?
Maybe? My raised beds are made with cement blocks though so I would have to figure out how to get it in there. It would probably require buying metal poles, attaching the mesh, and then digging into the edge of the beds. Then I would need to figure out a way to get in and out. 
@nyxnightshade It does sound complicated. I'd envisioned tenting. Even so, you're right about access.
@davey Yeah, getting cement blocks was the cheapest option for a raised bed, but it doesn't leave much in wiggle room to add extras like wood beds do. 
@nyxnightshade I am curious. While I realize you were just sharing your well-deserved pleasure for getting al these ready, I'd like to see a picture of your raised beds from the side.
@nyxnightshade Thank you. I'm actually oblivious to the barrel for potatoes, or potatos (but not potahtos). I see wherer it would be inconvenient to lift cinderblocks for access and then tuck wire mesh back under (under the top ones).
@davey Yeah, I've tried moving the blocks around and ended up getting soil everywhere. It's annoying. But I've had this little grow space for about 3 years now and it works well enough. Once it warms up I'll be going out there and pulling all the dead plant matter and prepping the beds for spring planting. I planned to do it today, but it was too cold. 
@davey If you're interested, growing potatoes in barrels can yield several hundreds of pounds of potatoes. This is the first year I've tried it, so I don't know how well it'll work for me, but here's some information on it. :)
https://modernsurvivalblog.com/survival-garden/potatoes-in-a-barrel/
@nyxnightshade This does sound interesting. Ummm, how do you know swhen they're ready? I can envision myself tipping the barrel over after a couple of months, tucking everything back in--talk about dirty hands!--and ten repeating a few weeks later, and then a few more.
@davey When the foliage yellows and dies down, or when your first frost comes and kills it all anyway. 
I plan on using a technique called "hilling," where you add soil to the bottom of the barrel up to about 1/4 of the height of the barrel, then toss in your seed potatoes, add a few inches of soil, then let the potatoes grow a bit. After they've grown some you can add more seed potatoes (optional) then more soil, and so on until the barrel is full, then leave the potatoes to finish growing.