There’s lots of rain coming this weekend so we harvested the oca today. It would have been a bit easier in drier soil, but it was a two-person job. Tubers are hard work whatever their size.

All the mushy tops have gone straight onto the compost heap, along with the tiny tubers. Hopefully they’ll disintegrate before they become food for rats. Something had dug out a load of compost against the shed. I’d better refill the bait station in case it’s a rat, though other (good) things can hibernate in compost heaps too.

I decided to take the verbena out after all. It’s not easy to transplant, so I’ll deal with moving any in the spring. I just near to clear and coffee this bed and cover it. I think it’s got enough compost for now.

The harvest was pretty good, not too many big ones, but I think I’ve got a good pile to eat, and plenty to save for replanting and sharing. The weight of what I’ve kept is 3.142kg, split into a couple of bowls of larger ones and a bowl of smaller ones.