The first week of October has seen mild days and cooler nights along with a bit if wet weather too. I've been digging up a bucket of main crop potatoes most evenings in an attempt to get them all in before the weather gets bad.
My Sarpo Mira main crop have been terrific this year, probably the best sized potatoes I've had in years. The weather has been good for spuds this season; we had just enough rain to keep them watered without the humid, damp air that causes blight. In fact, most of the potato plants are still green, a bit ragged yes but still growing. (Pic - Sarpo Mira potatoes still growing in October).
I've already got two hessian sacks full of large potatoes and I've still got a third of the crop to dig up, not counting the potatoes we've already eaten. I dig up a large bucket full, give them a quick wash then leave them on a rack to dry before sacking them up. (Pic - main crop spuds an excellent size this year).
I've cleaned up the Sturon onions too, pulling off the straggly roots and removing the dried off leaves. As usual, a decent crop which should last me a full season; we've not bought onions for years. They are still stored in the shed but I'll move them to a frost free place before Winter.
It's been a busy few weeks on the wine making front too. I've been clearing and bottling a lovely red blackberry wine plus the golden plum wine from the fruit I picked a month a go (see Sept 06 post). I've racked off a dozen bottles of plum for maturing and I'll keep a gallon in a demi-john for drinking over the next month or two.
That;s it for now. Bye.
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