If I Could Turn Back Time....
Yesterday, it being the weekend closest to the 17th, I celebrated St. Patrick's Day by planting my first early potatoes. Before you snigger though, hands up who's plants got frost bitten this week? ..... Hah, not so crazy now am I!
I put in two rows of Rocket, and one each of Pentland Javelin and Maris Peer. And because even after rotovating, there is only about 5 inches of loose topsoil, I spaced the rows twice as far apart as normal, leaving more bare soil between them. What I lack in depth of trench I shall endeavour to make up in height of hillock.
The cabbages are all the better for being (mostly) freeman's, from my friends The Polytunnel Pair, at another plot in town. I have Savoy, Red Something -they forgot the variety- and some makeweights from Focus DIY (other brands are available) helpfully labelled as " Cabbage".
2 Comments:
Bet you're glad to get something in the ground! Of course the spuds will break up the ground a bit for you (and you'll break it up further with the fork when you dig them up).
Can you get FYM delivered to the site?
Eep, your soil looks like it is made entirely of black rocks! You have quite a battle ahead of you. This promises to be an entertaining follow. lol
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