Being quite an exposed site we need some form of windbreak and we
decided to go for a natural solution along the boundaries so today has
been willow planting day. Apparently they should grow between 6 and 10
FEET this year!!!
These are 2 foot rods planted 1 foot deep through
weed control fabric
A great idea for firewood also so we'll be planting a lot more next season
You can have your first wood fuel harvest just 3 years after planting
and can realistically expect a harvest of 8-10 tonnes of dry wood per
hectare (about 2 1/2 acres) per year.
Well thanks to the fine weather that's the tatties all in Maris
Piper, Desiree,Kerrs Pink (all Main crop), Sarpo Miro and a few
experimental ones for us Saxon, Carlingford and Nicola (2nd Earlies)
Not perfect but the tattie planter worked pretty well just 3 1/2 hours work compared with probably 2 days by hand
And a rare picture of the other tattie planter......the boss!!
