Spring In Nebraska

Hello there as the weather continues to warm and the days get longer that deeply embedded farmer's daughter spirt in me begins to surface once again this year. I love spring; the smell of fresh turned earth ready to plant; the greening of the pastures and leaves forming on the trees; all the little livestock that is born from calves and colts to chicks and bunnies. Everywhere you turn you can't help but reminded of the gift of life. However, today its about my great love of the smell of fresh turned dirt that I want to share with you all. I can't wait to plant potatoes every year. To me they are the easiest and most rewarding of all the garden crops that there are. You can always plant them in the early spring (fact of the matter Good Friday is best) and you have wonderful tasty treats by mid July. Yum I can't wait. Now days there are so many choices too....this year I planted red potomic, yukon gold, blue potatoes, finger links, and a white variety too. With just some mulching, watering and hopefully little weeding due to my mulching I should have wonderful potatoes by July. I will keep you updated on the progress and share recipes when we dig them. :) Oh I noticed too on my way back in the garage its almost time to pick my first crop of rhubarb. Won't my husband be happy for the first tast of Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie? Promise to share my award winning recipe when I get that made next week. Well I gotta run and be my mom's nurse again today. She had her knee replaced on Monday the 19th and is doing great, but still need daily care. So til we meet again may God Speed.