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July 5, 2008

Working on potatoes

Early this morning we started weeding and hilling the potatoes.
Enemy #1 is the potato bug. There were many. Some people flcik them into buckets of water but I was not so prepared. I rolled them in the leaves and squished. Yes it was pretty disgusting, but at least the potatoes will thrive.
Many of the plants were flowering.
The milkweed, which I always leave alone, was flowering too. A swallowtail enjoys a meal.
The potato field is next to the cow field, and they paid attention to us all day.
Here is JW who is due to calf soon.
Here I am, outstanding in our field of hilled and weeded potatoes.

Posted by roosterh at July 5, 2008 3:25 PM

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