Pots of Potatoes



Charlotte Potatoes

 As well as growing five rows of potatoes at the allotment, I planted the spares in green potato sack in my garden at home.  I tried this for the first time last year, and the results were a bit disappointing, producing perhaps enough for a couple of meals.  But I thought I would give it another go and emptied the first of three containers.  The crop was a bit better than last year, but after all the care and attention and frequent watering, I am really not sure it is worth it. 

As an aside - this morning I picked a handful of runner beans and gave my two sheep one or two to eat as they love them.  I picked a few courgettes and put everything in a bag to take home.  One of the sheep knowing there were beans in the bag, thought it would be great fun to chase me round the field headbutting the bag trying to get to the beans, which ended up with all the courgettes being smashed to pieces, me being cornered (and, if I am honest, a little scared - he does have horns) with the bag raised above my head, yelling to frighten him off.  Good job we don't have neighbours,they would have thought I was a mad woman.