tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post687857862449007623..comments2024-02-24T20:03:05.666-08:00Comments on The Grocery Cart Challenge: Walk With Me In My GardenGaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-86851663712933478712009-06-24T19:22:20.107-07:002009-06-24T19:22:20.107-07:00It's a Spud plant, sisIt's a Spud plant, sisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-36958327232519972982009-06-24T16:00:21.252-07:002009-06-24T16:00:21.252-07:00I had a volunteer potato plant last year and we ha...I had a volunteer potato plant last year and we harvested lots of yummy red potatoes last fall. They have volunteered again this year and I added a few of my own to get even more. I say leave it and love it!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699394534229559395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-20931116470189539072009-06-24T14:21:13.390-07:002009-06-24T14:21:13.390-07:00Cool! I just LOVE veggies from a garden!Cool! I just LOVE veggies from a garden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-59076390578771829842009-06-24T07:47:05.728-07:002009-06-24T07:47:05.728-07:00Looking good! Be sure to post pics of the pumpkin...Looking good! Be sure to post pics of the pumpkins as decorations!!!penguinsandladybugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826439322679619897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-27048420206123853572009-06-24T07:21:12.189-07:002009-06-24T07:21:12.189-07:00Looks like a potato plant to me. Either pile some...Looks like a potato plant to me. Either pile some soil around it or mulch around it with straw. You should get some potatoes from the plant as it looks healthy.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359036658575961464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-5191586466668182812009-06-24T06:40:25.313-07:002009-06-24T06:40:25.313-07:00Ah rogue compost plants! We have 3 of our own in ...Ah rogue compost plants! We have 3 of our own in various spots around the garden currently. Best I can tell, ours are cantaloupes ... or cucumbers.<br /><br />I concur on the potato deal, which you confirmed by pulling up the other one. Let it hang out until fall and see what happens. Fun!Em.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14621573961368472461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-20697427410972236692009-06-23T20:40:33.094-07:002009-06-23T20:40:33.094-07:00I agree with the above, it doesn't look like a...I agree with the above, it doesn't look like a pepper. I am not sure what potato leaves look like. Keep it! And let us all know what it turns out to be!Frugal Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190205304276427805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-70433285927205448132009-06-23T18:03:59.555-07:002009-06-23T18:03:59.555-07:00OK, the others are probably more knowledgable gard...OK, the others are probably more knowledgable gardeners than I am. But it reminded me of nightshade (which actually IS related to potatoes). If it starts growing pretty little purple berries, pull it out FAST!!!Michelle in Ory-gunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-1666428579264455822009-06-23T17:58:59.653-07:002009-06-23T17:58:59.653-07:00Looks like a potato to me. Leave it in and get som...Looks like a potato to me. Leave it in and get some free, no-work potatoes! :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383253202750475851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-22910182477463388562009-06-23T17:49:21.388-07:002009-06-23T17:49:21.388-07:00I have never grown potatoes so I guess I couldn...I have never grown potatoes so I guess I couldn't weigh in on that, but I have done lots of peppers and that looks nothing like a pepper plant that I have seen :) <br /><br />BTW I do a gardening meme on my blog on Thursdays if you want to join in!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853147086906439337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-5207004491256189272009-06-23T17:13:27.625-07:002009-06-23T17:13:27.625-07:00I had a lot of potatoes growing in my compost bin ...I had a lot of potatoes growing in my compost bin last year from buying sale potatos that half were rotten! <br />I dug them up and ate them!<br />No weeding, no watering, no worrying and no work...well except for digging them up.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957776297304002900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-17740437618475055012009-06-23T16:04:03.095-07:002009-06-23T16:04:03.095-07:00Yeah, I'll have to go with potato too.Yeah, I'll have to go with potato too.Gypsy Traderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319293606015538935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-54633397567380687932009-06-23T16:01:31.593-07:002009-06-23T16:01:31.593-07:00I think everyone is right - it looks like a potato...I think everyone is right - it looks like a potato. Leave it in there, you might get a lovely bunch of potatoes. Your garden looks great. I cannot wait until the day when I go out and see the very first tomato on one of the plants. Hopefully within the next few weeks!Lucy Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172695235913542465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-60795227399707498412009-06-23T14:43:43.807-07:002009-06-23T14:43:43.807-07:00Hey, I think you guys are on to something. I did ...Hey, I think you guys are on to something. I did pull a weed similar to it today and at the end I found a huge potato peeling that hadn't decomposed from the compost I spread in the fall. I bet that's it!! So do you think I should just leave it and see if I actually get a potato or pull the thing?Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-20887110578459309252009-06-23T14:40:55.721-07:002009-06-23T14:40:55.721-07:00I'm thinking maybe a potato? Did you even pla...I'm thinking maybe a potato? Did you even plant potatoes last year? If you missed one when you dug, it could have wintered over and sprouted.Katehttp://bloggingforbenjamins.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-10525908718874509532009-06-23T14:36:45.673-07:002009-06-23T14:36:45.673-07:00About the mystery plant... of course the picture o...About the mystery plant... of course the picture only shows a top view, but it doesn't quite look "stalky" enough (for a bell pepper, anyway). Otherwise, I don't know. I guess the worst case would be if you pampered and took care of it all summer only for it to be a weed :PMiriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171889409871334109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-15527013502756836412009-06-23T14:33:48.635-07:002009-06-23T14:33:48.635-07:00I think the pumpkins will look terrific in your fr...I think the pumpkins will look terrific in your front garden!<br /><br />I don't think that's a pepper plant, at least not like the peppers I have. I've planted bell, hot banana, and mazzitti peppers and they all look identical. That doesn't look like any pepper plant I've seen. I have no suggestion as to what it might be though, so there you go. LOLPeggyhttp://rainberryblue.blogsome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-58018648487624739432009-06-23T14:29:44.916-07:002009-06-23T14:29:44.916-07:00I love your idea of putting the pumpkins in the fr...I love your idea of putting the pumpkins in the front yard! I hope you share more pics of them as they grow.<br />That mystery plant doesn't look like a pepper to me, but I'm no expert. I would've guessed a tree or shrub seedling. Do you have any trees/bushes near that have berries or seeds in the fall?Stacie.Make.Do.http://stayseemakedo.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-22490188077209559602009-06-23T14:28:26.474-07:002009-06-23T14:28:26.474-07:00I think it might be a potato plant. I have some co...I think it might be a potato plant. I have some coming up out of my compost pile and that's what they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-88840065357507715052009-06-23T14:17:20.127-07:002009-06-23T14:17:20.127-07:00It kinda looks like a volunteer potato plant.It kinda looks like a volunteer potato plant.Pickles In My Shoehttp://picklesinmyshoe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com