Ashburton Courier: December 03, 2020
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Plains spuds<br />
for Christmas<br />
It’s beenaperfect growing season for the blokesat<br />
the Tinwald Plains.<br />
Their newpotatoesare beingdug upand sold<br />
ahead of Christmas, andtheir pickyourown peas<br />
should be ready this weekend.<br />
Chief growerJohn Frenchsaid the nadine<br />
potatoes were planted back in Septemberandgood<br />
weather withsometimely rain had resulted in a<br />
good yield.<br />
Plains members planted about ahectare of spuds<br />
and asmaller areaofpeasoff Lagmhor Road.<br />
Potatoes are being dug up andbagged and sold<br />
from thePlainsfor $12 a5kg bag.<br />
Mr Frenchsaidthe potatoes were best brought to<br />
the boil and turned off to rest.<br />
He has been planting the fundraising crop for 30<br />
years andsaid volunteers were abit thin on the<br />
ground this year. Anyone fit, able and wantingto<br />
helpcould comeovertoTinwald and lend ahand.<br />
Thepotatoes are dug up by machine and then put<br />
into buckets by hand, and bagged.<br />
Mr Frenchsaid the peas would likely be ready<br />
this weekend.People could pick their own for $5 a<br />
10litre bucket; people needed to bring their own<br />
bucket.<br />
People can ringhim for details on 3083669.<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 3, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Murray Oakley (left) and John French have been growing potatoes to raise funds for the Tinwald Plains.<br />
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