Planting Potatoes

Whew – it takes FOREVER to plant potatoes when you don’t crowd them.  According to my favorite gardening book main crop potatoes should be planted 15″ apart in rows 30″ apart.  I planted 10# of Red Pontiac potatoes in rows this way.  I cut them in to pieces with at least 1 or 2 good […]

A Sit Down Project (Literally)

I could have taken advantage of the day without rain to plant my potatoes but I didn’t.  Instead, I finished up a sewing project in the house.  I have my Mom’s rocking chair.  It’s really sturdy and good looking but lacked a cushion.  I used cut up paper bags to make a pattern.  The back […]