Potatoes have been planted. It was a week after Good Friday, which I have always heard was a time to plant potatoes. That day and also St. Patrick's Day. But we had googled the time to plant potatoes, and it said that this last weekend was the time to plant them. I am glad to hear that, because we did not have the time last weekend. We plant our potatoes in plastic tubs. Filling the tubs with dirt, then the potatoes, more dirt and then straw. We did it last year and it worked really well. Instead of having to dig the potatoes, you just have to lift the tub up, and then dirt falls out (the bottom is cut out of the tub), and there are the potatoes. Makes it simple. I pray that this year goes as well for us.
We have not planted anything in the garden yet. We are going to sow some turnip seeds this year. We have not done that before. So we will see how they do. Should be interesting.
Gardening is a fun thing to do. We also like to plant flowers. I like zinnias because they draw butterflies. The irises are coming up nicely. So are the hostos and lily of the valley. Tulips look good. Waiting for the lilies we have planted the past couple years to come up. We take our Easter lilies and plant them in the yard. They come up each year. So we are waiting for them to poke their heads through the ground. Has not happened yet. We have a couple of lilies from the year to plant as well.
If you are going to garden or plant flowers, go for it. Enjoy it. Penny and I have been raising gardens and flowers for many years. It has been fun and we enjoyed the time together working the ground and planting the seeds and plants. We will see how the garden grows this year.
Have fun playing in the dirt!
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