Reply #117: It's easy to grow a LOT of nutritious calories from Irish potatoes or

[kestrel91316]

sweet potatoes if you have even a tiny patch of sunny ground. All it takes is a single potato to start.

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/potato.html

http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/11/19/its-sweet-potato-season-growing-sweet-potatoes-in-the-garden.htm

I have grown both with success in the San Fernando Valley. Irish potatoes are a cooler weather/climate crop. Sweet potatoes love heat. And because they grow underground, they are not very prone to theft because most people won't recognize the plants or know how to harvest.