Oh, that I could find more early morning hours, after dawn but before the heat causes me to wilt, as I have so much weeding to do! I spend one day at Secondhand Ranch and on at Purgatory, but I can't spare more from YJ Acres. I'm perpetually behind, and the heat is making me more behind.
We've begun a slow thinning-harvest of the onions. I have some that are already baseball sized or larger. The onions look beautiful and make the car smell fantastic (maybe not after an hour or two in the heat. Then the smell becomes a bit of an overpowering stench).
In more peculiar news, many of the potatoes in the north bed have set fruit. Why this year did so many set fruit? Past years, I've had a plant or two, but I'd feel it safe to claim at least 50 plants have set fruit! I may save the fruits for the seed and trial-plant a few next year. It may be foolish and a waste of precious time, but I'm intrigued by the possibilities. Yes, I may be obsessed.
To add the the peculiarity of my recent trip to Purgatory Ranch, chew on this bit of fat: where plants never grew from my seed potatoes, I have begun to uncover small potatoes growing directly on the seed potato! There are no discernible roots, although I could have missed them, but I have found handfuls of small potatoes. I'd love to know how a potato can reproduce without an above-ground foliage.
Until next time, remember, this is not paradise. It's Purgatory Ranch.
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