Friday 15 May 2020

'Whack a mole' anyone??

So it's a couple of week since my last post and time at the allotment has been a bit hit and miss due to weather and work but I do believe I'm getting there.

Before I go any further I just want to thank the people that came by to read my last post and also those that commented too...it's been so long I kind of forgot to publish the comments ...sorry about that.

So anyway...potatoes and some root crops are finally in the ground and I got some weeding done around the fruit bushes at the end of the plot near the shed. Things are starting to look a bit more like an allotment...well almost....

'Whack a mole' anyone??
So above is my potato patch...what do you think? Am I loosing it a bit?? Possibly...however I do have my reasons....

Potatoes potatoes everywhere!!!!
You see...this is last years potato patch...do you see all the potatoes?? I'm absolutely rubbish at digging them out....and then I spend years digging them out of beds I no longer want them in...but...depending on what is currently planted in that particular bed it is often easier said than done.

So I thought about not planting potatoes...but I do love home grown potatoes and that was when I remembered all the pots in my shed.

So i thought why not give it a go. It isn't a particularly easy or quick fix but if it works I'm happy to do it and look forward to easily harvesting spuds this season!

So once the ground was prepped I dug a whole and put the put in it...I then added some soil and one potato to each pot...I then filled with some more soil..(wow I wish it was a quick as it seemed whilst I was writing it!!).

I don't see why it shouldn't be successful but only time will tell...as the potatoes grow i will add some more soil to each pot. when I want to harvest some then I just need to tip the pot over and reap the rewards!!

There me be pro's and con's to this method which I will update you with over time but people do grow potatoes in containers but obviously not planted into the ground...if you're wondering why I planted them its so they can draw the moisture from the ground...so that I didn't spend a fortune filling them and so that I can still (hopefully) successfully rotate my crops.

As for the title of my post...my allotment neighbour told me it looked like a huge 'Whack a mole' game from the fairground.

Strawberries are happily flowering and a few
fruits have already set.

I knew I'd put gravel down
somewhere!
That's all for now...stay safe everyone and do tell me what you think...it's okay i can take the criticism and ridicule!!
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4 comments:

  1. It will be interesting to see what happens. I thought you were going to get brutal with little creatures in velvet suits and then wondered whether you were growing avocados and the title was a pun on Guacamole

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  2. I think it's fascinating, but oh, how much work it must have been getting them all dug in! Please keep us updated on how it works out.

    Mmmm, strawberries. Mine just have started blossoming.

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  3. I thought from your blog title that you'd got moles on the plot. I grow my potatoes in pots but not in the ground, it will interesting to see how they do.

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  4. That's a great idea. I've planted mine in the Ruth Stout method this year but I can see myself doing this next year if I can pick up enough free pots somewhere. Thanks

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