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\"Main<\/a>The sun is out, the sky is blue, there’s not a cloud, to spoil the view, and I’m diggin’… diggin’ in the dirt.<\/p>\n

Today I’ve mostly been planting the main crop spuds, so called because they’re the ‘main’ crop – the crop we’ll be eating for the majority of the year and over winter. We have Cara shown here, and then I added a row of good old King Edward, for roasting at Christmas \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

\"Root<\/a>The the root veg went in – three rows of Boltardy beetroot, two rows of Gladiator F1 parsnip and two rows of Nero di Toscana kale.<\/p>\n

The last one is from the Seed Cooperative<\/a>, well worth checking out if you appreciate organic seeds and an approach to growing based on caring for the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sun is out, the sky is blue, there’s not a cloud, to spoil the view, and I’m diggin’… diggin’ in the dirt. Today I’ve mostly been planting the main crop spuds, so called because they’re the ‘main’ crop – the crop we’ll be eating for the majority of the year and over winter. 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