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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #180 on: June 05, 2009, 15:31:11 »
Don't forget tomorrow is        Spud Challenge The Big Dig Up Day. :P
Some of us have already nicked a few, best of luck everyone and happy birthday to Trev D and Tonybloke.      ;D ;D ;D   
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #181 on: June 06, 2009, 09:39:43 »
Just as an addition to this thread it is spud in a bucket weigh in day at ainsdale allotments, in bolton wish me luck.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #182 on: June 06, 2009, 12:03:31 »
The weather is awful here.    Tipping down.   No chance of a dig up.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #183 on: June 16, 2009, 14:59:27 »
I was away last week  ???
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #184 on: June 16, 2009, 17:14:50 »
Have u dug any up Barnowl.     ???     ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #185 on: June 16, 2009, 17:59:22 »
Bit stupid, but why are folk lifting earlies for storing??
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #186 on: June 16, 2009, 18:02:31 »
No Tim we only put a few seed potatoes in on valentines day just to see what the harvest would be like. Mine were eaten a few weeks ago.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #187 on: June 16, 2009, 18:40:20 »
Quote from: cornykev on June 16, 2009, 17:14:50
Have u dug any up Barnowl.     ???     ;D ;D ;D

Plan to empty a pot out tonight. Just had two 10" pots with one seed potato in each (not allowed to count last October's planters with Anya and Vivaldi in them).

Taken in late April

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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #188 on: June 16, 2009, 18:44:54 »
Quote from: tim on June 16, 2009, 17:59:22
Bit stupid, but why are folk lifting earlies for storing??

Good question Tim unfortunately i don,t know the answer
Mine stay in the ground till needed.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #189 on: June 16, 2009, 21:15:25 »
I only lift earlies as needed.

My yields so far, based on a single plant of each from the end of the row:

Riviera: 2lb 6oz/plant
Mimi: 2lb 2oz/plant
Dunbar Rover: 2lb 8oz/plant

No idea if that's good or bad. All my potato plants are huge, a good 3' tall, and the foliage reaching right over to the next row, many of my neighbours plants are under a foot. Not sure why.

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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #190 on: June 16, 2009, 21:27:49 »
I am going to stop reading the potato posts cos the green eyed monster is coming out of me.   I am a couple of weeks behind growers south of me, still the bright side is i will be digging up my earlies when you have moved onto the seconed earlies.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #191 on: June 16, 2009, 21:33:34 »
Quote from: davyw1 on June 16, 2009, 21:27:49
I am going to stop reading the potato posts cos the green eyed monster is coming out of me.   I am a couple of weeks behind growers south of me, still the bright side is i will be digging up my earlies when you have moved onto the seconed earlies.

Dunbar Rover is a second early, couldn't resist lifting one, but I'll be leaving the rest for a while.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #192 on: June 17, 2009, 15:26:52 »
No storing here Tim, ??? just dig them up as I need them, I've been eating them since the 25th May,  :P if I was visiting your neck of the woods Davey I'd bring you up a few.     ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #193 on: June 17, 2009, 15:45:02 »
Quote from: cornykev on June 17, 2009, 15:26:52
No storing here Tim, ??? just dig them up as I need them, I've been eating them since the 25th May,  :P if I was visiting your neck of the woods Davey I'd bring you up a few.     ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #194 on: June 17, 2009, 16:19:55 »
Nor here Tim ! I've been digging up  Swift earlies as I need them for the past few weeks, with enough still in the ground to see me though to the end of the month I reckon.
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #195 on: June 19, 2009, 14:15:04 »
Well here they are: one rather neglected seed potato in a 10" (about 11 litre) pot produced this.

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Not sure if that's a good result or bad...suspect it's a "could try harder"  :)

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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #196 on: June 19, 2009, 16:53:07 »
I emptied one of my toy tubs over the lottie and was very disappointed with the result.      :( :( :(                               ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #197 on: June 20, 2009, 17:50:56 »
Quote from: cornykev on June 19, 2009, 16:53:07
I emptied one of my toy tubs over the lottie and was very disappointed with the result.      :( :( :(                               ;D ;D ;D
what did you get? Toy spuds?   ;)
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #198 on: June 22, 2009, 09:46:22 »
Quote from: tonybloke on June 20, 2009, 17:50:56
Quote from: cornykev on June 19, 2009, 16:53:07
I emptied one of my toy tubs over the lottie and was very disappointed with the result.      :( :( :(                               ;D ;D ;D
what did you get? Toy spuds?   ;)

well I guess it's got to be better than throwing your toys / spuds out of your pram  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Spud challenge is under way.
« Reply #199 on: June 22, 2009, 17:11:58 »
Oi, keep on and I'll Mash the pair of you.    ;)       ;D ;D ;D
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