Gardening

 

 

     Ok, Im starting to get things going for the garden.  The first thing that I have going is sweet potato.  I have cut a small piece off one end of it, inserted toothpicks around the edge (to keep the potato from falling into the water), and place it just so. When the season is right I will plant it out side.  This is about the easiest thing to grow that I have found so far.  After planting it just leave them alone for about 6 months and you will have many spuds.  Last year was the first time I had ever planted a garden and sweet potatoes were one of them and I had more then I could possibly eat. 

 

                                      

      Leaves will eventually start to sprout from the top and roots will eventually start to grow.

 

If you look close enough you can see the root in the glass.

    


I have gotten to the point now where I can plant them in the garden.  This is how I did it last year, so I figured why mess with something if it works.  I know,  this isnt any thing like they tell you on Pinterest or a gardening page, but it was I had to work with and it worked for me. 

 

 

I planted the potato into the soil leaving the leaves out the top and let them grow.  Your probably thinking, "what about drainage?"  Well that was thought of also, my husband drilled holes along the bottom of the barrels.

 

 

 

 

This is what they look like after months of growing.  I started this whole process in January of this year.

 

And now it is August and this is the result.  This is the largest of the batch so far, and now I have to learn to cure these bad babies so they will be ready to freeze. 

 

Like my husband said today, I am slowly turning my brown thumb into a green thumb.  Although I couldn't grow a house plant to save my life.