They say in Ireland to get yer potatoes in the ground  by St. Patrick’s Day so I’ve put down two types of potato in the trough I built a few days ago on the balcony.

I hadn’t provided space in the masterplan for the potato trough but was able to squeeze it in opposite the bean trellises.
Chitting
The two [...]

Over the weekend I’ve been putting my limited DIY skills to the test to construct a trough-type structure for growing potatoes out of some old kitchen presses.

OK so strictly the kitchen isn’t literally being turned into potatoes but it is definitely going to help in potato cultivation. My parents have just renovated their kitchen and [...]

As spring is springing around us it’s time to draw up the plan for the coming season on the balcony:
I have colour-coded the containers in the diagram according to depth to give a better impression of the layout. The darker green ones are deeper and the lighter green are shallower. I’ve taken particular care to [...]