How my garden grows
By sweetdesign
@sweetdesign (5142)
United States
April 12, 2009 3:11pm CST
Well I took pics about a week ago and thought I would share them. The first is of our potatoes. We grow them in a half a garbage can. They are getting quite big now and can't wait for them to die back so we can dig our tators out (sounds odd to wish for a plant to die huh?).
I will post pics as each response comes in. Feel free to share about your garden and share your pics too!!
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7 responses
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
14 Apr 09
At what season did you plant them? I am in Autumn but our winters are very mild. Do you think I can try winter potatoes? Yours are gorgeous!!!
@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
15 Apr 09
we plant ours in early spring. Tators like cool weather so you can give it a shot.
@chaituv (68)
• Ireland
13 Apr 09
Very nice photo of ur potatoe palnts sweetdesign..hmm i know wishing a plant to
die is odd to listen but digging out the potatoes and using them will be a great thing. As they were planted by our own hands and grown by us. You might be very excited to look at the potatoes right ? I too have planted some veggies..ll share the pics soon.
Though this is out of topic i want to ask u something..how to upload the pics
in the related thread..can u plz throw some light.
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@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
13 Apr 09
No, it doesn't sound odd at all. I bought some new potatoes at the grocery store the other day, and halved them, then broiled them with butter and spices. They were so good and so tender. I can't wait until they start coming in at the produce stand rather than having to go to teh grocery store.
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@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
13 Apr 09
I am really looking forward to eating everything that comes out of our garden this year. We are growing three times as much as last year. We have 8 different pepper plants and 16 different tomato plants.
@GreenMoo (11833)
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14 Apr 09
My potatoes haven't even started sprouting yet, but I'm pleased that we do have most of them in the ground now which is a major achievement as far as I'm concerned. It's been awful hard work and I'm just praying we don't have any more frost now as we're a bit early compared to our neighbours.
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@Chevee (5905)
• United States
13 Apr 09
All of the plants above look great and healthy. I just planted some pepper and tomato plants about 3 days ago. I don't have much space to plant anything else. Thanks for sharing your way of planting sweetdesign, I am going to try your way.
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@Shawna718 (132)
• United States
13 Apr 09
I have just started my seedlings like a week and a half ago. The sprouts are about 2 inches. It is still frosting at night here so I haven't been able to start the stuff outside yet. I am doing zucchini, pole beans, tomatoes, cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberry bush, purple peppers, sunflowers, and a whole bunch of new flowers this year. I caught a seed sale at Walgreens at the beginning of winter, 10 cents a pack, so I am going nuts this year!
I have never tried potatoes, but I have one in a cup of water in my kitchen window. It has little green sprouts all over it. What do I do? Stick the whole thing in dirt or cut out each "eye" and plant it separately?
