The Little Potato That Could.

Worth1 · March 25, 2012

Last summer during one of Texas's worst droughts it has had in many years my wife came home with a sack of white thin skinned potatoes.

One of these potatoes fell out of the sack and there it sat in the drive.
My wife didn't see it and when I got home I saw it sitting there in the hot blazing sun turning green.

Throughout the summer it was kicked around the drive and was never picked up due to it being so hot and my laziness
It ended up in pile of busted up concrete for the remainder of the summer.
My wife made the comment that the poor thing had given its life for nothing and was doomed to die.

Then around the fall I cleaned up the area and raked leaves not knowing where this little lime green potato went.
Around December I was outside at night and saw a strange plant coming out of the ground.

It was the little potato trying to grow.
I piled up some leaves and soil around this poor little feller and it continues to grow.
I dont expect to get much from this little potato but what we do we will enjoy.
It turns out it didn't give it's life for nothing after all.

Here my friends I submit to you a picture or two of (The Little Potato That Could).

Worth
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wmontanez · March 25, 2012

That is a beautiful story Worth and proof of the will of the plant to continue to live. It is even trying to bloom for you look at the little flower cluster

wingnut · March 26, 2012

probably get a few nice spuds off it. Looks real healthy.

March 25, 2012	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	The Little Potato That Could. Last summer during one of Texas's worst droughts it has had in many years my wife came home with a sack of white thin skinned potatoes. One of these potatoes fell out of the sack and there it sat in the drive. My wife didn't see it and when I got home I saw it sitting there in the hot blazing sun turning green. Throughout the summer it was kicked around the drive and was never picked up due to it being so hot and my laziness It ended up in pile of busted up concrete for the remainder of the summer. My wife made the comment that the poor thing had given its life for nothing and was doomed to die. Then around the fall I cleaned up the area and raked leaves not knowing where this little lime green potato went. Around December I was outside at night and saw a strange plant coming out of the ground. It was the little potato trying to grow. I piled up some leaves and soil around this poor little feller and it continues to grow. I dont expect to get much from this little potato but what we do we will enjoy. It turns out it didn't give it's life for nothing after all. Here my friends I submit to you a picture or two of (The Little Potato That Could). Worth Attachment 22780 Attachment 22781 Last edited by Worth1; November 17, 2012 at 05:42 PM.

March 25, 2012	#2
wmontanez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 776	That is a beautiful story Worth and proof of the will of the plant to continue to live. It is even trying to bloom for you look at the little flower cluster __________________ Wendy

March 26, 2012	#3
wingnut Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: bald hill area thurston county washington Posts: 312	probably get a few nice spuds off it. Looks real healthy.