Topic: metalic taste

[sunflower]

there i was all excited  ;D just dug up my very first home grown produce, new potatos, took em home steamed them couldn`t wait to get stuck in but too my disapointment  :( they had a very sharp metalic after taste  ???. apart from that they were very light & fluffy & would have been gorjus. Is there something wrong with my soil?. Very new plot so not had chance to put alot in soil to improve it.

[Sarah-b]

What variety are they?
Years ago, I had a plot in Leeds and grew some spuds that were resistant to wire-worm. When I cooked them with the skins on they were very bitter, but peeled they were much better. I guess it was the bitterness that put off the worms!

[sunflower]

They are Lady Belfont i think. Got some cooking now which i have peeled so will see if that makes a difference  ::)

[tim]

And try boiling if that doesn't work??

Out of interest - peeling? All that we are lifting now still scrub. = Tim

[sunflower]

Yummy Yummy, much better now, peeled, boiled & with a bit of butter. I must be a real allotmentier now i`ve grown & eaten my own produce. Hoorah!!!