I dug-up a few tubers that didn’t sprout. I found a couple that would have, but the eye was trapped between the tuber and the side of the pot. The tuber was too big for the pot so I had to cram them in.
Need to get some bigger pots for next year.
It seems to me that very roughly 70% WILL sprout. Not a bad percentage, higher than I would have thought. I only planted tubers that seemed solid. I threw out the ones that were mushy or moldy.
I assume it’s the chipmunks that have been living hear for years that are digging up my tubers. Ran away with one. Others completely out of the dirt. I spread some type of powder that was suppose to irritate them so they go away. So much for that.
Yes, that John Dean, of Watergate fame.
Dean grew up in the same Ohio small town as Harding.
Harding was a very good student, could do well without a lot of effort. Roommate in college said he would read his textbook through while facing the wall and when finished, would throw it against the wall and say “God darn, I got you!” Then ace the test.
Her father was a very successful businessman in town. He was very active in his daughter’s life, but very controlling. He forced her out of the house after she became pregnant. She moved in with a friend’s family and taught piano lessons to survive.
He also did not like Harding. Tried to drive him away. Spread rumors that he was part black.
After college, Harding got a job with a newspaper, and eventually became the owner/editor of the hometown paper. He eventually became a state senator, then a federal senator. Republican.
Very much a “people person”. Very well-liked in the Senate.
Elected president in 1920. His wife was first first-lady to vote for husband. Won in landslide over Cox.
Had, at best, a mediocre administration. It seems most historians rate him very low, although Dean makes the case that he did reasonably well. Dean says he had nothing to do with the scandals (Teapot Dome), nor did he father an illegitimate child as was alleged, or commit adultery while he was married.
Among his achievements:
A series of scandals that erupted after his death in office (heart attack) stained his administration. Teapot Dome was the biggest. He also backed immigration laws that discriminated against those that would likely vote for democrats. Reduced taxes, but mostly on the wealthy.
A more negative take: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/warren-harding-child-sex-sandal-121404
Some of the tubers with no eye, or at least no obvious one, are sprouting.
My conclusion… It seems that tubers with no eye do sprout, but not always. It’s hit and miss. Remains to be seen how robust they will grow.
Some animal, probably a squirrel, dug out and took one tuber. 🙁