Property News · April 14, 2019

Down to earth: the joy of digging potatoes | Allan Jenkins


Planting out the early potatoes is a statement of intent – and yields dividends later in the seasonTime for some chit chat: our potatoes are in. Dad would be proud, though he only grew King Edwards. He wasn’t one for turning, didn’t want different varieties for this and that. If he found something that worked for him, he stuck with it. We tend to differ that way.I often agonise about growing spuds, they take up extravagant room, spread luxuriantly. But the allotment gardener I most admire, who quietly encouraged us at the sticky start, always grows them. And he’s one of my garden gurus. Continue reading…

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