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<blockquote data-quote="martian" data-source="post: 7134477" data-attributes="member: 801"><p>We didn't plant a plot this year, what with one thing and another (particularly no Groundswell), but we did stick some Pink Fir Apple potatoes on compost in the veg patch and covered it with a thick layer of rye straw. We planted them a bit late (in the hot,dry spell of early lockdown) so gave them a good soaking to stabilise the straw and left them be. They are just right for harvesting now. Interestingly, they are a bit harder to harvest (compared to the field experiments, where the crop was spread out nicely on the soil surface) as some are tangled up in the straw and others have burrowed into the ground, as the soil is much softer than our arable land. A warning for anyone thinking of trying this on fen land...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martian, post: 7134477, member: 801"] We didn't plant a plot this year, what with one thing and another (particularly no Groundswell), but we did stick some Pink Fir Apple potatoes on compost in the veg patch and covered it with a thick layer of rye straw. We planted them a bit late (in the hot,dry spell of early lockdown) so gave them a good soaking to stabilise the straw and left them be. They are just right for harvesting now. Interestingly, they are a bit harder to harvest (compared to the field experiments, where the crop was spread out nicely on the soil surface) as some are tangled up in the straw and others have burrowed into the ground, as the soil is much softer than our arable land. A warning for anyone thinking of trying this on fen land... [/QUOTE]
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