Planting potatoes

Today, we worked in small groups to plant some potatoes in the vegetable garden. Firstly, we had to dig a hole with the trowel.

We had already completed the ’chitting’ process. As you can see the  potatoes have started sprouting. This should mean that we get a good crop once they are planted.

We covered the potatoes with soil and gently patted it down. Then we lightly watered the soil. Now it is a case of giving them time to grow and waiting to harvest them.