NEW POTATOES

[tim]

I know we're not early - look where we live! And I know that that's 2 plants. But if we don't start now, the last ones will be bakers!   

They have just come into flower & the 13 week guide seems to be about right. They are Colleen.

[tim]

[daisymay]

wow!!! spuds already. Will have to count back the weeks till we planted our earlies... cannot believe we could be harvesting spuds already - how exciting!!  :)

[mat]

Yes, I had my first two plants of Swift last weekend; they were fantastic and normal shop "earlies" size.  My very first pwn grown potates - fantatic.  I'll dig some more today  :D

mat

[Jesse]

Lovely Tim :D that's a good amount from just 2 plants :) My earlies have been in 7 weeks so I have a while to wait still.

[Paulines7]

Well done Tim.  ;D   My earlies have only been in for about 4 weeks, but I do have some in pots which I started off in the greenhouse.  I rooted around yesterday in the pots but couldn't find any.   :(   Is flowering an indication that there will be some there?  Mine haven't flowered yet.

[tim]

I haven't looked at the ones in the tub - so much for earliness!!

Flowering? Worth a try when they do!

[Paulines7]

Thanks Tim, I'll wait until they flower then.

[Rosyred]

The three i grew in a tub are just in flower so i'll tip them out in the week. Not been upto the allotment to check the others.

[kevs plot]

Just cooking my first lot of Pentland Javelin, 9 1/2 weeks after planting (south coast). Didn't dug up whole plant, rooted about with my hands and covered up the tiny ones for later

[Lady Cosmos]

My Pentland Javelin are ready as well (after 10 weeks)  ;D

[kevs plot]

I didn't wait for the flowers, but I do have some buds forming. Was going to wait, but had visitors for lunch.

[Lady Cosmos]

I am still finishing my last Desirees from last year ;D ;D, but yesterday I dug up 1 Pentland plant, verrry nice.

[Daisy_Jane]

We had some Swifts the other day and I too stuck the plants back in the ground to encourage the titchy ones to keep growing (waste not want not  ;D. The ground is so wet that the pots split open as soon as the knife was stuck in them when preparing them.

[Anne Robertson]

They look good enough to eat, Tim  ;D Did you have them home grown salad, with lashings of butter.
I think it will be a while before mine are ready.

[tim]

Home grown, ani?  Of course! Honey/lime chicken wings with pea-sprout & spicy leaf salad. Plus a bit of bought-in avocado & cucumber. No butter needed.

[Anne Robertson]

Sounds delicious. I'm not having much success with my lettuce this year,

[GaryJS]

Had the first mini harvest of my first ever home grown potatoes! I put my hands in the container and groveled around the roots and pulled up two portions of perfect and delicious new potatoes! I will probably turn the container out next week and harvest the rest since the leaves are covered in lots of small brown spots (not sure if it's bad or not). The variety is Rocket.

[saddad]

One of the very early varieties (Rocket/swift) is very prone to tuber blight but can't remember which at the moment, the other is prone to hollow heart which could be a problem with all the rain we have had. I think I'll have a look at the ones in the poly which went in on march/19.
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[cookie]

Have just come down from the lottie with enough charlotte spuds fo us allto have a taste with our dinner. Planted on Good Friday, thatsjust six weeks :)

[kitty]

crikey cookie-thats quick going!mine were planted(deeply tho!)on g.f. and they are only just peeping out the soil in my raised beds ::)
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ooh!tim!i cant wait til our tates are ready-i'll be round for tea tomorrow! ;D
i also am waiting in hopping anticipation for the day0which isnt too far away when EVERY meal is totally homegrown!
kittys tum rumbling...and i've only just had tea!
KITTY