Update on Potato planting

As you can see my friend has potatoes laying around on the ground. When we left the other day they were snug in their little hay bed. I suspect some little four legged creature came along and decided to more them. Maybe planting them in a bed of hay wasn't such a good idea.

Mine, however, are still buried in the dirt just waiting for warmer days.

Can you see the shallots? I didn't expect them to look so different from the onions. Of course, you have to look past the weeds.

We've had some rain and the garden really looks nice. Now I'm just waiting for a few more warm days to get some of my other seeds in the ground.

Potatoes in the ground. Right on time.

Yes I did get my potatoes in the ground on St. Patricks Day. It was a little overcast and windy.

I planted mine the way my grandfather planted his. My friend however, is trying a new method. We both dug a trench, hers a little than mine, and planted our potatoes eyes up. Then I covered mine up and that was that. My friend covered hers with straw. We then watered all the potatoes. Supposedly after about 6 inches of growth, my friend will put more hay on top. She will keep putting hay on top and will harvest her potatoes from the hay. She won't have to dig them, she will just reach into the hay and pull them off. We'll keep you advised.


Okay for some reason I can't add the picture. Keep checking back, I'll get it posted.

Everything changes.....

It finally happened. The old cottonwood has bit the dust. We just happened to be at the farm and heard a loud crash. The wind had sent a large branch crashing to the ground blocking the road. We moved what we could and called the county to do the rest. That was on Friday. On Monday the county came back and pushed the rest of it down.

My mom says that Papo planted that tree when she was about 17. That would have been around 1960. It was how he told people where he lived. He would say go down Wallville road until you come to the big cottonwood.

Looks pretty bare. It seems pretty silly to cry over a tree, but it was a sad day for me and my family.

A Gardeners Delight (except for the bermuda grass)

We have ladybugs and garlic! Yahoooo!!! I thrilled to see the garlic peeking its little head out from under the soil. And the lady bugs are buzzing. Take a look see.

But now what to do with the bermuda grass? I've thought about covering it with plastic, tilling it under and raking it out, spraying it (but i don't really want to do that.) Any suggestions?