Patience Pays Off

Since my friend Ginny was generous enough to plant all my seeds, I found myself with"itchy" planting fingers in February. I needed to get my hands in some dirt.  

I could have just swept my kitchen floor.  

Wrong kind of dirt!!

Instead, I bought Smart Pots from my favorite online gardening magazine and planted potatoes right in my dining room.    Those potatoes I'd saved from the previous summer were not going to make it to my April planting in the garden.  They were sprouting these 12-inch sprouts all over my storage room.

My kids thought I was CRAZY... 

--"Mom.....seriously.....you need to get help."

--"Nobody we know does stuff like this!!"

--"Why can't you just buy potatoes at the store like everybody else?"

--"You're wasting your time."

Luckily, I don't care what they think or say.  I continued to water and add dirt as needed.  I did quite the happy dance when plants sprouted up.  

As soon as weather allowed, I moved these babies outside and hoped for the best.  

They made it through a few late frosts as they continued to shoot toward the sky.

Fast forward to this week.....

Well, heckler kids, this is what I have to say to you....

---"Ha! Never doubt the master!!"

---"Does anyone you know get to eat these beauties in JUNE?"

---"Put that in your pipe and smoke it!!"

---"Oh yeah...make your own dang dinner. These are for my supporters...Dad & Cece."

--"Go buy your own at the store like EVERYBODY ELSE!!"

If you are a basket customer, these will be coming soon to a basket near you:):) For now, ask my kids where to buy them...they should know.  

Revenge...worth waiting for.