Comments on: Dear Carol and Dee, March 16th, 2009

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:41:11 +0000

You know, I don’t believe I’ve ever tasted rhubarb.. anything. Would love to try, but I don’t think it grows here.

LOL at the “March Yips”

By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter

Mr. McGregor's Daughter — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:37:21 +0000

Love the “March Yips.” I can almost feel your frustration. Ennui is a great word for it.

By: David

David — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:39:47 +0000

Dear Princess Dew Sparkle with the Yips,

Glad to know there will be spuds, grass and rhubarbtinis aplenty when I come lounge about in your garden at some fine future.

Tell the under gardener that I’ll bring a fly rod, a smile and a willingness to stand in moving waters.

The other DP

By: Cindy, MCOK

Cindy, MCOK — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:46:56 +0000

Oh, man, y’all are scaring me with the dangers of potatoes talk. It’s almost enough to make me give up some flower space for veggies!

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:21:39 +0000

Nice post: I’m feeling the same way: have all my seed packets organized & ready & just itching to get planting. I grew purple potatoes last year; mixed in with ornamental flowers: they looked great: grew huge dark green leaves & put on quite a show of bluish flowers

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:32:26 +0000

No, Honey, the tomatoes will stay indoors except for small visits to see the sun until mid-April. Our last freeze date is April 20th. The potatoes thingy scares me to death. I buy organic as much as possible in this state. We don’t have a lot of choices though. I love your potato growing idea. Can’t wait to see the results.~~Dee

By: Carol, May Dreams Gardens

Carol, May Dreams Gardens — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:45:27 +0000

Yes, I’m planting peas tomorrow on St. Patrick’s Day!

On the potatoes… years ago when I was in college, we went to a potato farm in Indiana. They showed us how they routinely killed off the potato vine with an herbicide before digging up the potatoes. Yuck. I’ve never eaten potato skins since then unless I knew someone had scrubbed them to death. I think organic is the safer way to go, or grow them yourself like you are going to do.

And I’m envious of your raspberries. That’s on my list to plant this spring, but I need to do some research to figure out a good variety for around here.

Here’s to spring!