Planting potatoes on Good Friday
A number of skeptics have questioned the proposition that you should plant your potatoes on Good Friday. Thanks to the Internet and Google, the first hit on this subject is this article by Kathy Anderson. In the article she states that planting potatoes in the upper Midwest on Good Friday is an old wives tale, but she goes on to say many people have followed this practice even though they had to chop their way through icy soil.
Naturally, common sense is always useful and while potatoes don’t mind cooler soil they do better when the soil workable. Kathy goes on to describe potato planting in some detail and her article is well worth reading if potato planting is your thing.
Happy Easter!