Potatoes and Squash

We're on to the maincrop potatoes now. I'd completely forgotten which ones went where (a familiar story) but I think I'm currently digging up the Desirée rather than the Arran Victory. They certainly look like that and they taste lovely. I could use a few more per plant but I think that we could have dug a few more rocks out first and let the poor things have a bit more room.


Next year I'm definitely growing Charlotte and Desirée again. Not sure if I'll have enough room for anything else. I can see more beds being dug but may have to negotiate if I want Tom to help.

Meanwhile, I have one prize squash (Marina di Chioggia) growing. Well not prize exactly as I suspect they have to be truly enormous to justify a sofa or television. However, this is currently swelling up well which is I think because it is about two feet up in the air. It's on the wrong side of the fence - hope the neighbours don't invoke the overhanging branches rule of gardening and snaffle it up!