Ohhh, the rain isn’t helping – we’ve had to speed dig the remaining Jazzy potatoes. By “we” I mean Dom. He dug the spuds, I washed and arranged them for drying. Next is bagging and weighing. We may also dig up the Sarpo Una potatoes – these are another second early type with an attractive pink skin. After that I’ve a few rows of Charlotte then a maincrop called Allouette. I’ve no idea how the weather will have impacted these. This year I have some emergency potatoes in a well cultivated, better drained bed. If all else fails I can dig these up for August and September.
The dodgy weather hasn’t impacted the mange tout or broccoli at all. I’ve some green cabbages which seem to be a snail magnet, I blame the rain for that. Hopefully the snail damage is just external and cosmetic.
The main casualty of the rain has been the salad leaves. I’ve managed to keep a small amount going but most of the rows I’ve sown have been instantly mown down by slugs. In the Spring I grow pea shoots in old fish boxes, set on top of metal frames to keep them away from anything that might eat the seeds. I think I might have to try that arrangement for Autumn salad leaves.
This week we have another Kilmuir Hall Craft Fair, lunch and cake available, and a nice selection of stalls. On Saturday the 17th me and some teenagers have a stall at Uig Gala! Fingers crossed for some sunshine. We set up at Armadale Market outside on Saturday in torrential rain, then the rain stopped and it was sort of sunny for a while.
This week’s croft Shares will have:
Small – potatoes, courgettes, onions, French beans and tomatoes.
Medium – potatoes, courgettes, onions, mange tout, tomatoes, kohlrabi and broccoli.
Large – potatoes, courgettes, onions, French beans, tomatoes, sugar snaps, purple sprouting broccoli, salad leaves, chard and kale.