Taking a Side Trip

It is that time of year that we all have to think about our gardens and farm share plans. I have been busy this morning researching for this post, and for my garden, when I came across a most wonderful blog called skippy's vegetable garden. This experienced gardener in Belmont will wow you with her photos alone, and there is so much to this site that it can occupy you hours so, be warned! I really loved the way she not only catalogues her post by title and dates, but she also divides them into vegetable topics like cucumber, tomatoes and get this potatoes. She also has an extensive list of other gardening blogs. So, I naturally gravitated to the ones located in Massachusetts.

Dreams and Bones is a blogger on Martha's Vineyard who is an avid gardener. Great entries and a helpful links to seed companies that includes the one I choose to get my potato seed, a Maine seed producer called Fedco Seed. I figured, if I am going to go down the potato route, I should get as local as possible. Maine is long synonymous with potato so this will be my chosen route. I also liked the whole company vibe as it is a co-op. Excellent!

From there I moseyed over to the Back Quarter Acre,which primarily focuses upon the beautiful world of non-edible gardening. These photos too, are so wonderful and delicate, it makes you want to dig up your yard and plant bulb, after bulb, after bulb. This Middlesex County blogger/gardener links to other Bay State bloggers which was how I found the Backyard Granger. I really liked the best and worst garden review.

So that was my morning, getting lost on the way to the potato field. I really feel it was important to read what other folks were up to around the bend in my road. They have inspired me to improve my own blog and to add a bit more too it. Hello to you all, and will be eager to hear of your season!

I will go into more detail about local farm shares as there have been a few messages about a local Reading farm share drop off. So... coming soon! I have to get through my season of celebrations..my son's birthday and my cousin's wedding! So much to be thankful for on this cold, snowing day in February.

p.s. I cannot post photos nor check spelling this afternoon with blogspot...so I thought I would publish and move on, mistakes and all!