Potatoes

When you first get your hands on your allotment they tend to be a mass of overgrown weeds (you get one as the previous owner/caretaker hasn't been using it). This is an example of the one that I've just taken over

So the first thing to do is to start digging. And digging. The allotment I've got is about 20 metres wide by 120 long (65 x 400 feet). That is going to be a lot of digging! So rather than try to do the whole thing in one go I've broken it down into sections and started on creating some small beds - about 1 metre by 2.5. To keep the weeds down and to warm up the soil underneath once dug I cover the ground in weed proof matting

After a few weeks peel the matting back, hoe the weeds out and last weekend in went the first crop of spuds


Cover them up, water them in and sit back and wait till June!

Get Involved with this Blog

Now that the Cúram Gardening Club is up and running, you might want to get involved in collaborating on this blog.

Blogs are a great social networking tool and ideal to share:

• Tips and tricks
• Photos
• Garden plot layouts
• Ideas about your garden
• Your garden's progress

If you want to help tend to this blog as well as your garden, let me know: I'd be delighted to add you to the list of authors. Just add you name as a comment (below) - don't worry they won't be published - or contact me at my e-mail address.

If you're new to blogging, I'm happy to spend half an hour some lunchtime to go through the basics, if you're an experienced blogger just begin to contribute right away!

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