Sweet Spiced Cucumber Pickles

The cooking and pickling has finally started!

Garden quick peeks

So far, there is no movement at all with the no dig poataoes. I'm not expecting shoots to burst through the straw overnight or anything. But I have had a quick peek under the straw and most of the potatoes look like they've only been under there for five minutes...

hmmmm...

No dig potatoes

To finish off planting the solanums for the season, the potatoes finally went in the ground. Well, they went on the ground as I decided to use the no dig method. This is a method that has many fans, including the inspiring Peter Cundall, because it is so easy.

First we marked out the area, sprinkled sheep manure over the grass and then laid coffee bages over the garss and manure.

A little manure and some coffee bags to start