OK, now I am getting into this fall thing again. I woke up with a headache, a blessing in disguise, so decided to play hookie! It's a bit under control now so I decided to investigate the garden area. I realized even though I dug up the potatoes yesterday and they are supposed to sit about 36 hours before bringing them in, it was starting to rain. So I brought in some of them. They are still thin-skinned so I will leave the rest out until tomorrow. I planted about 23 plants just because I could. They are of the easiest plants to grow. So I think I ended up with about 70-80 pounds of potatoes this year. One of the plants was the result of a red potatoe I had in the cupboard that grew many eyes. I decided to just stick it in the ground and lo and behold, I got 10 pounds off that plant! One of the potatoes weighed in at 1 3/4 pounds all by itself. Some of the russets are siamese, and some look like a wrinkled old man with a very knobby nose. Oh, and the sugar pumpkins, there are about 12 I just pulled up, and we will be sampling some of those in the way of....you got it, pumpkin pie. And....roasted pumpkin seeds! Tomatoes didn't do so well for me this year. Next year I need to plant them in a location with full sun. I pulled the last of the carrots. I have a few beets left in the ground. All in all, it was well worth the effort. I am reaping much more than I expected and I've already forgot about the hard work. I am hoping for a greenhouse next year so I can keep some things going all year round. But for now I have to put the garden to bed and say goodnight until Spring. Link to David Jeremiah studies today is talking about reaping what we sow, including showing the relationship between gardners (farmers) and our lives.
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