Today we planted the second batch of winter peas, (pilot) 2 weeks after the last lot which were just starting to peep up out of the ground. We also planted some winter broad beans – which I’ve not tried before so it should be interesting what results we get from those.
Last year, I planted a different variety of winter pea and got excellent results, despite the sceptical old timers telling me I shouldnae be planting them in October.
Also came to the conclusion that one of our 5 types of tattie that we planted this year keeps really badly. However, we’ve no way of working out which one it is as they’re all mixed in together. Nevermind.
However, I’ve ordered more Desiree and Pentland Javelin for next year via FEDEGA. The Desiree definitely store Ok – they’re the only pink skinned tatties so they’re easy enough to sort out. However, Pentland Javelin is more of an unkown quantity. For some reason, I have this gut feeling that they’re good uns. Maybe it’s just the name which suggests some sort of locally adapted sturdiness. Anyway, we’ll only find out this time next year.
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