Yesterday was St Patrick's day and we traditionally like to have a few early potatoes planted by this date. On Saturday I ploughed my garden with my trusty old hobby tractor I bought a few years ago for $60......
Yesterday we covered the patch with well rotted cow muck and gave it one pass with a rotavator, raised some drills and found the soil to be in good enough order to use the Ferguson Bell planter.......65 year old technology!
My two boys sat on the planter and dropped a spud every time the bell rang....
Job done, now we have to watch for late frosts!.....We have a saying over here....Tatties in for Paddy's day(17th March) out for Willy's day (12th July).................
Sam
Yesterday we covered the patch with well rotted cow muck and gave it one pass with a rotavator, raised some drills and found the soil to be in good enough order to use the Ferguson Bell planter.......65 year old technology!
My two boys sat on the planter and dropped a spud every time the bell rang....
Job done, now we have to watch for late frosts!.....We have a saying over here....Tatties in for Paddy's day(17th March) out for Willy's day (12th July).................
Sam