Topic: My first potatoes of the year

[RSJK]

 Hello all just to let you know that l dug my first root of potatoes today for dinner, they were from a row l risked setting in Febuary under fleece.  I have never dug potatoes this early before in the year and am well chuffed by the results, justed wished l could have invited you all round for dinner to sample them. Its what makes growing your own produce all worth while. Looking forward to many more crops to come. :-*

[Wicker]

Lucky you, we never seem to get anything worthwhile until start of July - but then we plant end March!  You've really whetted my appetite now.

[Muddy_Boots]

Yummy Richard, just lay an extra place for me at tomorrow's dinner  ;D

[tim]

Variety?? = Tim

[Moggle]

Well done you!

How lovely! Lashings of butter and nice fresh mint?  :P  :)

[The gardener]

It will be mid to the end of July for me, have one consolation.........I'm still eating last years maincrop...........getting a bit soft now but OK for chips.

[ruud]

Still got to wait but i saw today that my early ones where in bloom,so it cant be long before i can dig my own.

[RSJK]

Sorry Tim forgot to mention the variety they were Rocket, planted on Feb 9 under fleece. ;)

[tim]

Just to remind folk that you DO NOT have to wait till they flower.
No sign of a flower here??

But see next pic - HOW do I post them together on the in-house attach facility?? Please!! = Tim

[tim]

SO - Red Duke of York - planted 8 March.

[Multiveg]

Hubby got impatient and wanted spuds for the salad. So, went and dug up one Arran Pilot plant which was put out beginning of April. Got just 200g of spuds.

[tim]

Hope that wasn't my fault?? = Tim

[budgiebreeder]

I've had a couple of boilings and oh boy! the wonders of growing your own. :P :P :P

[SueM]

I took a chance and planted first earlies on 4 April (Central Scotland), having warmed the soil with polythene for a fortnight. Covered the site with about 6 inches of semi-rotted compost. Dug the first last Sunday. They were small, and the yield was minimal, 2 good or 3 meagre portions from 2 plants, but flavour was superlative - that's what I grow them for anyway.

I'm going to dig some more this weekend and see how much difference a wet week has made.

Sue

[Multiveg]

Of course it was your fault Tim  :P :P ;D :P  :-*

Sue - mine were planted on the 5th April.