Day #425 The Second Crop Went Bust

Here I thought I might get a second crop of potatoes. I knew they’d probably be pretty small, but I thought there just might be a possibility.

Unh-unh. The weather turned too cold for this perky little plant to make it.

Its feet were in the compost pile. All it needed to do was grow really fast.

I should have known better.

Now it looks like this.

I know I kill off lots of characters in my mysteries without blinking an eye. You’d think I could be blasé about the death of this hopeful little potato that grew in my compost pile just before winter set in.

Queen bees stop laying eggs before the weather gets too cold, and the bees that emerge from the cells at that time are more attuned to winter survival than the summertime bees are.

Too bad potatoes never learned that lesson.

BEEattitude for Day # 425:

       Blessed are those who live attuned to the seasons, for they shall have few disappointments.

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Day #421 Potato Wonder

A couple of months ago I harvested my potatoes – the ones I’d grown in the garbage can on my back deck. Remember? I wrote about the experience . It started because of a library book.

Well, once I'd dug out all the potatoes, I dumped out the dirt from the can, piled it on top of the compost pile, and forgot about it. I kept adding things to the pile, but didn’t really turn it all over.

Thank goodness I didn’t disturb anything. Went out a couple of weeks ago and found that I must have missed one lonely spud. The darn thing has been growing and is peeking up heartily from the covering of dead leaves. I checked yesterday afternoon and found it's still thriving, despite the iffy weather we've been having.

I’m going to wait until the foliage dies back and then, hopefully, harvest ANOTHER crop of taters. Even if I get only one potato out of it, it'll still be an adventure.

I'll let you know what happens...

And now, here's thecover of the 3rd book in the series:

Tomorrow -- Indigo

BEEattitude for Day # 421:

       Blessed are those who give Mama Nature a chance, for they shall receive happy surprises.

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