Extra help!!!

What a bonus today, extra help and a pack lunch from good ole Mum. Its nice to spend time with people down there with no distractions getting in the way. Evie really enjoyed the time there and always insists on helping, (well getting in the way) bless her.

We carried out general weeding through out both plots. The potato plants have started to come through which is excellent. Not sure what were going gto do with regard to the frost. Didnt think these were going to grow so fast and the fact that we mounded the soil up so much we cant earth up anymore.

We also started to dig in a bed which will be used for a sweetcorn plants that we have growing in the make shift greenhouse. These wont be in for a while so we have plenty of time.

Got a new motor John???

Picked up a seriously good bargain. I have been looking for a cheap rotovator since we had the Lottie but couldn't find anything as cheap as I would like. Anyway, I got in touch with someone that was selling one on an online auction. I arranged to look at it it as it was a only a 10 minute drive away. To cut a long story short he couldn't get it started and was not mechanical minded in anyway so I offered him £50 with which he accepted. I took it home and within 2 minutes i had it working (Bonus!!). We took it down the Lottie with which it ate through the soil, so impressed.

Spuds!!!!

Well........All our potatoes are now in. We have 1st Earlies, 2nd Earlies and Maincrop. As follows:

1 st Earlies - Duke of York & Saxon

2nd Earlies - Charlotte

Maincrop - Cara, King Edwards & Maris Piper

We were running out of time today so didnt get chance to take many photos until it was all completed. Just have to wait now till they all start to grow.