Conway Mill Trust

‘Lazy beds’ were narrow ridges about 4 feet in width used to plant potatoes.  There was a furrow between each ridge and seed was planted by sticking a spade into the ground and dropping the seed behind the spade which was then withdrawn leaving the potato 2-3 inches beneath the soil.  This produced more potatoes than the usual way of planting, thus they were called’ lazy beds’.  If the peasants didn’t have a spade then their hands or sticks were used.