Tatties - second earlies
Back to digging stones up again - I'd left about a quarter of the plot empty last year and covered it with black plastic to stop the weeds getting too much - unveiled it yesterday and dockens still managed to grow underneath it! They didn't last long after a morning digging up roots etc.
I found another two large stones - thought my fork was goning to break lifting the corner of the second one. The plots here used to be a granite work area back in the 50's and most of the stones I dig up are cuttings, the latest two must be left overs from grave stones or wall copings. First one was about 40 cm square and about 10-15 cm deep, the second one must be 40 x 70 and the same deep. It was so heavy I had to drag it along the ground. Think I over worked my back as it is kinda sore today.
After the grave stones were cleared, the ground was easy to dig over and I got 2 rows of second earlies in "Edzell Blue" for baking and mashing (so the packet says anyway). They have very purple skins and whitey cream flesh. Bought them along with smoe main crop "Pink Fir Apple" for a try out, good for salad, boiling and roasting. Found out last year (my first allotment year) that the ground likes producing monster tatties, so I'll wait and see what size these ones end up.
Neighbour Bob turned up updating me on his plot - looks like a market garden, one of the old school with a keen sense of gardening lore. I had a chat with Rapunzel my other allotment neighbour - weeding and de-stoning another bed - there have been a fair amount of grave stone sized granite blocks from his plot too.
I found another two large stones - thought my fork was goning to break lifting the corner of the second one. The plots here used to be a granite work area back in the 50's and most of the stones I dig up are cuttings, the latest two must be left overs from grave stones or wall copings. First one was about 40 cm square and about 10-15 cm deep, the second one must be 40 x 70 and the same deep. It was so heavy I had to drag it along the ground. Think I over worked my back as it is kinda sore today.
After the grave stones were cleared, the ground was easy to dig over and I got 2 rows of second earlies in "Edzell Blue" for baking and mashing (so the packet says anyway). They have very purple skins and whitey cream flesh. Bought them along with smoe main crop "Pink Fir Apple" for a try out, good for salad, boiling and roasting. Found out last year (my first allotment year) that the ground likes producing monster tatties, so I'll wait and see what size these ones end up.
Neighbour Bob turned up updating me on his plot - looks like a market garden, one of the old school with a keen sense of gardening lore. I had a chat with Rapunzel my other allotment neighbour - weeding and de-stoning another bed - there have been a fair amount of grave stone sized granite blocks from his plot too.
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