Yesterday I finally put the tomatoes, peas, peppers, carrots and green beans into the ground. The weather here has been so unpredictable that I didn’t really want to set out my planets until I knew it would actually stay summer instead of another cold snap. I live in Nebraska so when it comes to weather anything goes anytime of the year.
Now we wait for the next 7 to 10 days to see if the seeds grow. I hope so I am so looking forward to fresh vegetables as well as putting up another harvest.
Yesterday the kids and I planted potatoes. This is my first adventure into planting potatoes. I am not positive that they will work out.
My grandmother said always plant your potatoes on Good Friday. Well life took over and no potatoes went in the ground on Good Friday but the little devils are in there now.
After a little research this is what I came up with to grow a successful crop of potatoes. I will let you know if this actually worked when harvest rolls around.
1. Prepare the soil by tilling 7 to 8 inches deep. I have a rototiller but I think a shovel and a sharp hoe would do the trick.
2. Buy seed potatoes from your garden store. When you get them home cut them in cubes. The rule of thumb is 3 eyes per cube. I have to confess that I didn’t see enough eyes on my potatoes to get 3 per 1 inch cube so my seed are just a little larger than that.
3. Place them cut side down about 7 inches deep. 7 inch diameter for each seed should be about right.
4. Next get straw and cover your area. in 10 days to 2 weeks we hope to see sprouts from our potatoes.
Here are a few of the websites I found that will give you the best advice for growing potatoes in your garden.
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