When one of our children heard that we were having boiled potatoes as part of our dinner last night, there was not a great deal of enthusiasm expressed. When it was further revealed that they were potatoes from our own garden, there was a mad rush to tell another sibling that we were having potatoes from our garden (!!!!). Yeah, it's hard to put that kind of excitement in writing. And yes, sometimes it's all about the source....in this case our backyard.
We were fortunate and blessed to have had a good harvest from our first-time potato planting. We just used the garden, but it you look at this post over at Preparedness Pro, you'll see how to make the most of 10 lbs of potatoes (the comments are informational as well) using tires. And in this post over at Nova Scotia Preppers, you will see a first-hand account of how successful a tire garden can be, and if you search further back in the blog, the process is given in detail. Ahhh--and those blogs even have pictures....
If you haven't tried growing potatoes, I strongly recommend trying either a garden or tire space--lots of results for a little investment, and they sure are tasty. And anyone who helps will be glad to try the results of their labors. After all, consider the source... :)
6 comments:
It's absolutely amazing and completely true! Our kids will eat anything we grow, and they will go over to grandmas and camp out in the garden munching for hours. But it's much harder to get them to eat storebought!
Boy, you got that right about the source being the most important thing to kids sometimes!
They can get excited about a lot of things when they helped grow them!
I'm sure those home grown potatoes are delicious! You can definitely tell the difference with organic. Thanks for the link!
preparednesspro.com
Rudy--Sounds like what happens around here--they're right, though, garden fresh does taste better! Thanks for your comment!
HermitJim--Couldn't have said it better myself--guess where there's more personal investment, there's greater value. Plus, again, they taste better... :) Thanks for your comment!
Preparedness Pro--They were really good, and we were lucky to have a good harvest. Hope everyone checks out the link--it has great info. Thanks for your comment!
Yup, absolutely agree. I prefer home grown to buy in supermarket if there is any. It's more taste :D
Hanum--Couldn't agree more--thanks for taking the time to comment!
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