Monday, October 1, 2012
New Life in old places
Dug some potatoes on Sunday. The interesting part of the story is they were green and growing, some 4 months after planting. The vines never died an actually are putting on a second set of small potatos. I harvested the sweet potatos also. Some vines had virtually nothing underneath, while others had several 2 lb. tubers. I think with adequate rainfall I would have had quite a few more usable sweets. As they say, it's a learning process. Still no frost predicted until this Sunday, so the beans, tomatoes and lettuce will continue to grow. the cauliflower is finally starting to head up. There are a few showing and more are starting to grow. It has been a struggle for crucifers this year. The rain has continued off and on for several days now and the soil is almost saturated, to the point I am starting to worry about planting garlic in mud later this fall. I hope it is not the case, but the way the seasons have played out, nothing will surprise me.
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