An unexpected find in the pantry drawer this morning. Tucked in the back, a small red onion and a few small potatoes had sprouted. My father used to treasure such finds at this time of year.
He’d claim them from my mother and save to plant in the vegetable garden. I consulted with my brothers who paid much better attention that I to the details of planting vegetables that have gone to seed.
I’m going to tuck these sprouts into some dirt in some big pots I have in the house. I don’t expect I’ll get much of a crop but it will be fun to see what does happen. Stay tuned … 😉
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Once the potato has grown to some higth, add more dirt. It will grow higher again and with some luck, you will harvest more.
Thanks very much for the advice. 😉
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 18:25:24 +0000 To: cynthiastaples@hotmail.com
So lovely. The red onion i a work of art.
The power of life is showing itself to you. Do guard it and grow it. It matters not if you do not ‘reap’ any harvest, but I think that it matters to let nature live.
What a lovely idea. I usually discard such finds, but it should be so much more rewarding to watch them grow! 🙂