Travel Pays Off Despite Lack of Planning

My recent emergency trip to Juneau was less than ideal. I like to savor travel! I want to plan it far enough ahead that I can anticipate it, and take full advantage of the opportunity. Short notice leads to waste.

We had no particular need for a trip to Juneau, other than to have my eyes examined for possible injury. We weren’t short on any goods that are unavailable locally; we had no must-see theater movies, no terminally ill friends or family. Conversely, I guess if I had to travel, this was the time. Continue reading →

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Planting Potatoes from Seed

A few days ago I transplanted potato seedlings that I started from true seeds. Usually one plants a potato tuber and grows a clone of the parent plant. This is efficient, and all the good plant food contained in the potato gets the plant off to a healthy start. Unfortunately the tuber, being a clone, also contains all the diseases that the previous plant had, including susceptibility to scab, the ugly fungal disease that can make the potatoes rot in storage.

True potato seedlings (Photo: Michelle Zeiger)

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