Our potato plants are growing nicely - they grow quickly when it's warm and wet. It was time to start earthing them up. 'Earthing up' just means mounding soil up around the plants' stalks. This increases the length of the underground stems that will bear potatoes.
You can use a rake or a fork or a trowel to loosen the earth between the potato plants. Then draw the soil up around the plants, leaving a trough at the top of the mound along the row of plants. This will make sure water drains down to the growing potatoes.
We're really excited about the new roots and shoots in the garden. The orchard is looking beautiful and many of the young trees have a lot of blossom on them.
We were concerned to find a part of branch bearing some blossom had broken off.
We're worried that some of the plants our raised beds in the playground could easily get damaged. The playground is a busy place! We made some signs to warn people to be careful around the plants and not sit or stand on the raised beds. Enjoy the garden - but treat it with respect!
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