Been a while coming but here's the first of the tattie posts. Spent today planting out the last of the spuds - the main crops... Advice often varies as to when to get them in - In ireland it's traditional to get them in St Patrick's day, in Scotland by easter. I'd just planted my earlies this year when i read a memorable piece of advice from old school allotment book - Get the earlies in late and the lates in early Didn't bother scrabbling about getting them back out!
Instead this year I've got them started after St Patrick's Day, and finished by my birthday, April 20th. This year the mice got away with a lot of seed spuds from the shed - including all the Anya. So the Maris Bard's went in first on March 19, with the Arran Pilot two weeks later...
Above are the main's ready to go out today (from left to right): Osprey (from Tom), Maris Piper and Blue (from John). And below are the shaws (from near to far): Osprey, Blue and two rows of Maris Piper.
May 3: the yellow bush at end has completely gone to green...
Instead this year I've got them started after St Patrick's Day, and finished by my birthday, April 20th. This year the mice got away with a lot of seed spuds from the shed - including all the Anya. So the Maris Bard's went in first on March 19, with the Arran Pilot two weeks later...
Above are the main's ready to go out today (from left to right): Osprey (from Tom), Maris Piper and Blue (from John). And below are the shaws (from near to far): Osprey, Blue and two rows of Maris Piper.
May 3: the yellow bush at end has completely gone to green...