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Thursday 16th April 2015 – All the Potatoes are in!!

The temperature wasn’t so hot today which is good. Still warm for this time of year, but at least there was a breeze. I spent 3 hours today turning over a couple more beds, fairly small ones this time. What … Continue reading

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Wednesday 15th April 2015 – Half the Potatoes are in!!

Having worked very hard over the last few days (nothing strange in that really) digging over various beds to get the Potatoes in, I think I’ve got enough space prepared for them. I didn’t take them all down today, but … Continue reading

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Monday 26th January 2015 – Time to Chit your potatoes.

I’ve just done the first gardening job for the new season. My potatoes arrived recently, and I’ve just cleared the tops of the kitchen cupboards ready to house them for the next 6-8 weeks. I always chit my potatoes on … Continue reading

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Friday 5th September 2014 – Sarpo Mira do not disappoint.

This morning on the allotment I continued with the digging up of the potatoes. So today I tackled a rather large bed full of Sarpo Mira potatoes. Now these were recommended to me by Dan from allotmentdiary. He’s been raving … Continue reading

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Wednesday 9th April 2014 – Spuds away!!!

Well I got the last of the potatoes in this morning, this time Sarpo Mira. I’ve never grow them before, but Dan at The Allotment diary has grown them before, and he was really impressed. I know that it’s still … Continue reading

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Monday 17th February 2014 – Chit! It’s potato time!

Yes it’s that time of the year when we get our seed potatoes ready, and have to get the area cleared for chitting. Nothing technical is needed, not specific temperatures or feeding required at this stage. This is how I … Continue reading

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