Lifting the last of the potatoes

Saturday 13th October
I got down to the plot in the late afternoon to lift the last of my potatoes, a row of Cara.
However, the prolific asparagus fern next door would get in the way. As they have to be cut down soon anyway I decided to do it before lifting the potatoes. Unfortunately my bill hook only served to pull the shoots up from the roots so I had to resort to cutting each stem with secateurs individually. I finished with a great heap of fronds which I added to the heap of courgette/cucumber haulms as there is not yet room in the compost bin for large amounts. I still have to construct the central bin which fell apart when I emptied it.
The asparagus cleared, I started digging out the Cara potatoes. Having two bags nearby, one for potatoes and the other for rubbish (haulms, damaged spuds etc.) made things much easier.

​I also am able to confirm the advice I had been given that the potato skins would have hardened already so they didn't need to be left out in the sun/air before bagging up.
One of the first big tubers showed several slug holes but I was pleased that I saw no more slug damage as I harvested the rest. A check as I store them will hopefully confirm this. (Checked - Very little slug damage - much less than last year!)