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cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:04 am Post subject: So many spuds
First earlies like bakers, but still skin that rubs off with the thumb and still tasty. Second earlies already pretty big. Is it just me, or is everyone (who is blight free) getting huge spud crops this year?

alisjs

Joined: 23 Jun 2006
Posts: 1497
Location: Conwy

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:17 am Post subject:
my first earlies are floury and explode when you boil them, quite thick skins. OK steamed or roasted but not what I was expecting for new spuds. Red Duke of York BTW

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:25 am Post subject: Re: So many spuds

cab wrote:

Is it just me, or is everyone (who is blight free) getting huge spud crops this year?

Plenty here and no sign of blight as yet. We had a few Col. Beetle at first on the mains but not spotted one for days.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11434

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:46 am Post subject:
First earlies all eaten up but the second earlies (Ulster chieftain) are huge! Loads of them too. Boiled up they start to split a little bit but not much. It's nice though - haven't bought potatoes for months. Now just got to work out what to put in next

VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:55 am Post subject:
The forst lot we dug about three weeks ago were abit disappointing but all the rain in the last little while has bulkd the crop up no end so not too bad at all www.viableselfsufficiency.co.uk

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22790
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 8:59 am Post subject:
Yep. It's been a great year here, too. Loads of good-sized, tasty spuds. They seem to enjoy the warm, wet weather and have recovered well from their frostbite in May.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 9:05 am Post subject:
I planted mine too close together, so the crops are small, but very tasty. I must dig up some more, and see how they're doing.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 9:21 am Post subject:
Blight free, I've planted about 8 different varieties as a bit of a trial to see what does well.

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 9:46 am Post subject:
I planted mine a bit late so I haven't looked yet. Plants are just starting to flower

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 9:47 am Post subject:
I have none, as gardening is for Other People, but the fields around me (spuds)have never looked quite so healthy so I'm anticipating a great commercial crop too.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45723
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 07 10:26 am Post subject:

alisjs wrote:

Red Duke of York BTW

Not really a boiling spud, very tasty for anything else though.

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