Peeking out from under the covers

The weather has swung around again to gorgeous, and the bit of wind is keeping the black flies hunkered down. 

Williams Roofing has finished putting a new roof on the hay barn, as well as on the "front" of the house.

When we turn the garden beds again in a few days, I can start planting.

Today, I bought the seed potatoes for the family garden from Park's Hardware in Orono.   They had several varieties, and all that I looked at were nice and clean.   I got mostly Kennebec's, with a few red Norland's, and a little bag of an heirloom variety called "Cobbler".

I've been reading on-line about ways to grow potatoes using hay mulch.   I may try a combination approach this year:  use a shallow trench rather than my usual deep one, and add hay mulch.

George and I have been trading insults with a virus for about four weeks.   I feel like if I try to dig my usual deep potato trenches, I'll fall into one.

"Hay Makes A Great Mulch".   Interesting article.  I used to do something like this in a little garden years ago, with a lot less hay.    Always nice to get a little pumped up on another person's enthusiasm before not doing something the usual way.