Weekend Walkabout: Throw It and Grow It

Well, sometime in October, I had some extra sweet potatoes, and I didn't feel like roasting them.

 

What do I do in such circumstances? That's right, gardeners, throw it and grow it! Here's one of the sweet potatoes now, with one of my "plant spirit sculptures" to encourage it. I did this about a year ago with another batch of sweet spuds and I harvested them- yum! There's always something new in the garden. This year I will try to grow Japanese Shiso.

For some random weekend photos, here's a lovely dawn from this last week. And here's some more lovely scenery from this fall in Italy (Lago di Garda):

Red Boat, Lago di Garda, Italy, MRobb, 9-2015

Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy your walkabouts!

Weekend Walkabout: Sweet Potato Loves Aloe Vera!

As you know, I love to "throw it and grow it". I've done that with mangoes, all sorts of medicinal herbs, and lately, sweet potatoes. Three of the thrown sweet spuds have taken off outside and are vining like crazy. One in particular is thriving, because it's in love. With Aloe Vera!

Sweet Potato and Aloe Vera, Spring 2015, MRobb

And as you can clearly see from the photo, Aloe Vera loves Sweet Potato right back. In fact, AV is blooming! Well, that's love.