ground work
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010I’ve been making good use of the weather were having at the moment; down at the plot. Mostly weeding and some digging. Some parts at the bottom are still too wet to turn over. A pitfall of being on a slope, though it has its advantages also. The soft fruit I grow at the bottom edge love it..
Picture of last years harvest of belle de fontenay – half a row “5 seed potato’s planted”
My potato bed is now “finally” prepared for planting after spending an hour forking over and adding manure. I don’t trench ” too much like hard work” after all that prep .. I prefer to use a small pole to make a hole and pop the seed potato in.. I’m planning on getting them in the ground in a couple of weeks, though if it stays this cold I will delay a little..
I’ve chosen all new varieties this year apart from one..
Belle de fontenay – early main-crop salad variety. I grew these last year and were a big hit producing huge amounts on a single seed potato…
This year I’m trying out…
Sante early main-crop.. Good for boiling, dry pale yellow flesh that grows well in all soils, so should do ok in my clay soil..
Rooster early main-crop.. Good all rounder red potato from Ireland with a floury flesh..
Golden wonder late main-crop.. Good for baking, roasting, frying, stores well..




