It kicks off with a potato day - I went to the Shropshire Potato Day (about 40 miles away) last Sunday and having done my homework beforehand came away with two varieties of first earlies (lady christl and arran pilot), two varieties of second earlies (wilja and charlotte) and two varieties of maincrop (picasso and carolus).
The carlolus are a new variety to me - they are supposed to be blight resistant and tasty, so I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform.Also on sale were shallots, so I had a couple of bags of those, and - joy of joys - my beloved crimson flowered broad beans, for £2 per half pint mug. Magic!
The first seeds for sowing will be parsnip now things are warming up a little - as fresh seed is recommend each year, I nipped into Wilko and whilst I was looking at the seed display found this value-for-money multipack, which looks good to me.
So I'm all set!
Looks like you are going to be busy at the allotment in no time at all. Looking forward to seeing how things grow. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sue - the time does fly, doesn't it!
DeleteThat looks like a good selection of potatoes. Let's just hope we don't all get early blight like last year :{
ReplyDeleteHopefully the 'carolus' will be the star turn, even if we do. New variety, supposed to be blight resistant, and have a superb taste. I think that we'll be the judge of that!
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