Potatoes

Tonight we dug our first row of potatoes. It was long overdue but the 100 + degree heat we have had for the past week just would not allow such a venture. It has finally cooled off so tonight we started tackling the garden with the potatoes being the most important. Digging potatoes is a family affair here. One to two people dig them up with a pitchfork while others watch for the buried treasure that lies underneath the soil. When a potato is spotted, it is quickly grabbed by eager little hands and placed in the bucket. Mary, when she was younger and now Makenzie love this annual treasure hunt. There is excitement in digging something up from under the ground and finding it. We have a couple of more rows to go. After we are done digging up the rows, we will replace them with a planting of green beans and then our fall crops when it is time. Potatoes are a great thing to grow. They taste so much better than anything that you can buy in the store. The best part is they are usually done early enough that you can get one or more plantings of other vegetables in the same spot before the end of the growing season. If you do not currently plant potatoes try getting a little seed potato from your local gardening store next year and try growing some. You will not be disappointed.