Fact of the day

A couple of weeks ago, I found lots of potatoes re-growing from last year's crop dotted around where they had been planted last year. Today I found that a few more have come up. Apparently, potatoes left in the ground from a previous crop are known as volunteer potatoes. As they can harbour disease, they should be removed rather than left or replanted elsewhere. I'll remove them tomorrow, especially the ones that have emerged in amongt the onions.