Due to the pesky blight and the pesky birds eating them, it was decided that the potatoes would be lifted one week earlier and so an additional working bee was held on the December 3rd.
Brendan and Matthew with Shamus in the barrow.
All hands on deck - what a brilliant turnout.
Bev overseas the team.
A gorgeous day for the work.
Sinead collects weeds for removal.
Our beautiful Sanctuary soil - and some of our beautiful Sanctuary members!
Idyllic!
The harvest.
Our 3 varieties;
Uenuku,
Liseta,
and Maori.
Meanwhile, our honey bees are hard at work.
The harvest ready to be weighed and portioned out, once next year's seed potatoes have been selected.
Bev and Sarah clean the tools after the dig.
The gardens are looking magnificent - lovely poppies.
Our slumbering Hugelkulter is now planted.
Meanwhile, our noxious weeds are slowly being transformed into nutrient rich organic matter that's safe to add back into the gardens.
The harvested beds are now ready for the next crop to go in at this Sundays regular working bee.
Dense-headed poppies - the nearest thing to a Peonie that will grow in Auckland!
Fragrant sweet peas - a market favourite.
Summertime and Zucchini starting to flower.
Shamus found his heart shaped potato!
Carefully weighed booty.
A perfect selection.
Delicious,
not just new, but Brand new potatoes!
YUM!
