With all the available space taken up at my place, this year I am leasing land from a friend on the Channel Highway north of Cygnet. What you see above is the first crop to go in on the new plot: 500 row metres of spuds. The spuds are dug into the rows and then the soil is pulled over them from either side with a hoe. That's 1 kilometre of hoeing today, and I'm very happy to say I didn't do it alone.
The fine fellow in the photo is Michael , who I met through my market stall and later through his interest in buying one of my Jerseys. He didn't buy the cow, but somehow ended up planting spuds with me today, despite being way over-qualified for grubbing in the dirt. Thanks Michael!
Next week I'm having a contractor rotary-hoe over the the rest of the acre in the photo, into which I will be planting leeks, broccoli, cabbage and garlic over the course of the next few months. Next season there will be another couple of acres to play with alongside the one above, which should keep me busy.
Oh, and Jezebel the Jersey cow was bought by a lovely family new to Nicholls Rivulet, so I'm happy to have lost a cow and gained a friend or two....
The fine fellow in the photo is Michael , who I met through my market stall and later through his interest in buying one of my Jerseys. He didn't buy the cow, but somehow ended up planting spuds with me today, despite being way over-qualified for grubbing in the dirt. Thanks Michael!
Next week I'm having a contractor rotary-hoe over the the rest of the acre in the photo, into which I will be planting leeks, broccoli, cabbage and garlic over the course of the next few months. Next season there will be another couple of acres to play with alongside the one above, which should keep me busy.
Oh, and Jezebel the Jersey cow was bought by a lovely family new to Nicholls Rivulet, so I'm happy to have lost a cow and gained a friend or two....
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