Potatoes - All have recovered from the frost early last month and are looking fabulous and much better than last year in terms of yield.
We have planted lots of seeds mixed between
Rocket earlies (see image) Yeald after 30% harvested is averaging 500g per plant
Sharps express
Desiree
Pink fur apple
Kidney international
We are 30% through harvesting the Rocket and the yield is 500g per plant and 3kg seeds are looking to give in excess of 20kg of potatoes
First 5lb of blackberries picked, washed, bagged and into the freezer this afternoon. There seem to be a few more grubs this year, but this early in the season they’re teeny-tiny, so maybe I’ve just waited longer in the past and they’ve died of something else before I’ve picked the fruit.
The birds seem more interested in the berries this year. I don’t know if they have larger broods to feed and/or the drought is making other food sources scarcer ?