No Potatoes

Growing up in a family with 8 kids we supplemented many of our meals in the summer time with the HUGE garden my parents had. I'm serious, this thing was/is huge especially considering that they live in the middle of town in Iowa. It used to be probably at least 3/4 of an acre. As a youngster, it seemed so much bigger than that too.

I remember many times before my dad left for work in the morning he would give instructions for us to help him and my mom out. "Pick a row of beans... Pick the Strawberries.... Weed the potatoes... before I am home from work"

This task seemed so daunting when I was younger. I would put it off just about until I heard his little Mazda truck pull into the drive way and then run out to quick do a poor job at picking the beans. I should have done my chore right away in the morning while it was still cool out and then had the rest of the day to play, worry free. Oh the things we learn. :)

On Father's Day, I went to the store and decided to buy plants to make my own "garden" somewhat for my dad. It is not anywhere close to being as big as my mom and dad's garden, but it does have my favorite veggies in it. I have a cucumber plant, summer squash, tomatoes and two types of peppers. (I need to get some cilantro so I can make my own salsa)

I am worried about it though, because I have NEVER seen veggies grown in pots, like I am trying to do with mine. So this is my test, to see if I have the green thumb like my mom and dad.

When I talked with my dad a little bit about my "garden" in pots, (I have to be careful not to call it a pot garden) he said he was thinking about me as he and my younger siblings were out weeding the potatoes. He chuckled as he said I once pulled up a plant and asked him if it was a weed or not while I was helping him weed the potatoes. He said it had grown potatoes hanging at the roots.

No potatoes for me, I cannot tell if they are weeds.