Greetings
For many years I have had a garden...a vegetable garden. My wife planted
the flowers and it was only until recently that I realized why I,
personally, did not want to plant flowers.
Plant vegetables and they grow all summer...watching them grow is like
enjoying the bloom of a flower that never dies. The succulent taste of a
newly harvested carrot or potato is enhanced by the enjoyment of watching
them grow.
My potatoes are just now breaking the surface. They are fighting. They
are fighting to reach the sun, to grow to maturity. I almost killed the seed
by wanting them to be green and not have buds reaching for the light. I put
them out in the sunlight and when evening fell, they were frost bitten.
I found them the next day and brought them into the house where they
stayed until it was time to bury them.
There was a fungi growing on many of them. I have never seen a fungi
growing on seed potatoes before but I planted them anyways. Having faith
never hurts in any situation.
Today is May6/04 and I planted them about two weeks ago. I usually write
down the date but I forgot this time.
My potatoes are breaking the surface...go for it, I tell them. Go for
it!
I know they will do the best they can. They are my potatoes.
Gary
Fort Langley BC
Canada




The flowers I did want to see growing were pansies, roses and others
that bloom all summer long. The others, that died, I did not want.