Easter Plot Fest No 1

So much progress! It feels great. We spent a couple of hours down the plot most days over Easter in a bid to catch up with our plans, and, I think we've made it.

First up: The Spuds (First Earlies)

We finished digging and weeding the potato beds (thank god for that) and used the plan we'd cobbled together from our books and chatter on The Grapevine. I had been reading that we should have manured the beds at the end of last year which was of course not possible as we didn't have our allotment then. I asked the folks on The Grapevine and with their advice we decided to dig our spud trench a bit deeper and add a layer of horse manure and lay the spuds on top.

I was also worried we'd left planting the spuds a bit late but our splendid little book recommended early April for the North. Phew.

While we're on it, I heartily recommend this book:

Ideal size for taking with you to the allotment, it's quicker to find the information you need without trying to find the original seed packet, there's more detail than the seed packet and it's cheap at £4.99 on Amazon, or free if you have nice friends weeding out their book shelf :).