Pet Potato: Day 72

Yesterday Pet Potato turned 72 days old and I decided to check on his progress. Dug him up from his earthen home, and horror of horrors, the alien fungi have returned.

I was quite upset. I thought Pet Potato might have been able to fight off the alien fungi, especially after removing the contaminated bits, but it seems the white terrors are pretty strong. Here's the thing: it's not like I'm intending to eat Pet Potato's sproutlings in the future. Logically, this means I can still keep Pet Potato despite the alien fungi, right? I mean, if Pet Potato is able to grow and sprout and bloom despite the alien fungi, and I'm not going to eat him and face the risk of food poisoning and all, then he can still remain my Pet Potato, right?

I put Pet Potato back into his spot and heaped more earth around his sprouts. They're not as light purple as they used to be, before the alien fungi made their first appearance. They've turned a darker purple, and I don't know if this is a natural progression for potato plants, or whether this means the damage inflicted by the alien fungi is worse than I've imagined.

It's drizzling now, and Pet Potato is out there in the gloomy dark of the garden, surrounded by alien fungi, and without an umbrella.

Poor Pet Potato.