Tidying up

This morning we took some of the compost from the bins at home and spread it on the area which had been 'green manured' with red clover and this then dug-in. We covered the area with a large sheet of black plastic and this will be left on until next April when we will plant potatoes on the warmed-up soil.

Some of the compost had been sieved, and this was used to mulch around the base of the fruit bushes.

We pulled some leeks, celeriac and parsnips and cut some kale and a cabbage to see us through the week.

Earlier this week we sorted through our sacks of stored potatoes to check for signs of rot. A couple of nasty ones were found and discarded and the rest sacked-up again. We plan to check these every four weeks or so to prevent any rot from spreading and ensuring us a good supply of spuds for a good few months to come.