Red Duke of York seed potatoes arrived and this year I am doing this with my grand-daughter . She hasn't done this before and it's a fun lesson to learn where potatoes come from other than the supermarket .
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I'm not doing the chitting them in egg boxes thing , nor am I planting them in the ground .
The potatoes arrived a little bit early , so we are going to start them off in pots . However these pots we decided were too small and I had to have a bit of a hunt to find these nice long pots .
We put a good handful of compost over them , but not all the way up to the top .
Covered them over with netting to keep mice out . These are now on a shelf in the garage , where it is dark and cool , to get their roots down .
They may begin to put up sprouts and we will cover them again with some more compost .
Then as we go into March I plan to re-plant them into my really large tubs .
Eventually we will have the fun of tipping them all out , to see how many we can find .
Meanwhile in the shed , I have a foil survival sheet , hanging on a line ,to reflect the light on to the bench .
I have not grown onions this early before . I was worried they might have shrivelled away or been eaten . ...but all is well . I gave them a tiny drop of water each .
The weather has been beautiful and I have been busy doing laundry , very happy to get sheets and towels dry on the line .
The sun has tried to make an appearance and it is quite mild , but it is pretty much over cast again .
Right I have to go and make lunch .Husband's been playing working so hard having a bonfire and is hungry - Vegetarian Shepherds Pie .
🌿 Cheerio fer now my lovelies !🌿
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