Wednesday, October 9, 2013

spuds in a basket

the yema de huevos that would not wait for spring have been springing up a bit...forty-two plants in two bushel baskets along the south side of the house...the green manures i planted in there to help feed the spuds are doing fine as well...you can see rye, dixie clover and hairy vetch ( although i do not seem to detect any yellow peas ) along withthe unmistakable potatoes...the weather is beginning to become very autumn like...particularly at night...and it will soon be time to bring them in...the northern tepehauan tesointe plant i have picked out to move indoors to try to obtain mature seeds has eleven ears and they are clearly producing seeds...i purchased a second fixture for a grow light so there won't be a crowd under one and the lights' heights can be adjusted to suit the plants' needs...it will be interesting if challenging...my experience with bringing "wild" plants indoors has not been particularly good but, hopefully, some lessons have been learned that can be applied this winter...more as we move along ( and a big whoop if we succeed )

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