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Potatoes Are Alive!

05:06, 2007-Mar-7 .. Posted in Farming the Yard .. 0 comments .. Link

And after my arugula epiphany this afternoon, I decided to move some straw around my potato beds to see if there might be a surprise waiting for me.

There was!  Sprouts!  Lots of them, coming up from around the edges of the seed potato and starting to climb into the straw above!

So it looks like I'm not a total potato reject, despite my earlier fears.  It might still be too early to count my potatoes before they sprout, but a little life showing makes my heart warm.

I mean, if JenIg can grow potatoes.....


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