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3 sprouts per spud is said to give you larger potatos :D
Personally I think it is down to variety i.e. some varieties grow large naturally choose what you do.
I knew a chap who would not plant any potato without cutting a piece out of it
Quote from: jimtheworzel on February 16, 2012, 12:21:033 sprouts per spud is said to give you larger potatos :DI might put that in test..usually if I want bigger spuds..I just plant the spuds bit further apart.I wonder how farmers grow the HUGE super size bakers that supermarkets rejects..I've got few sacks in past cheap from local farmer when he can't get rid of them otherwise. ;D..those 'jackets' does take some cooking though.. ;D
Quote from: goodlife on February 16, 2012, 15:12:28Quote from: jimtheworzel on February 16, 2012, 12:21:033 sprouts per spud is said to give you larger potatos :DI might put that in test..usually if I want bigger spuds..I just plant the spuds bit further apart.I wonder how farmers grow the HUGE super size bakers that supermarkets rejects..I've got few sacks in past cheap from local farmer when he can't get rid of them otherwise. ;D..those 'jackets' does take some cooking though.. ;DHi Goodlife,You just jogged an old memory of huge tatties my mum used to bring home for jackets. She had an oven device, as stand that was made of either steel or aluminium and she used to spear her tatties on it and then stand the whole thing in the oven to cook. The metal the potato was 'speared' by was supposed to help conduct heat into the centre of the tatty as it cooked. I assume it worked. We had delicious jacket spuds, and she kept it for donkey's years. :)
Oh GREAT...I never thought using skewers! Suppose it has same effect like bone in the middle of the joint..cooks much better.I've got some BIG taties in home now..Off to wilkos tomorrow and buy some metal skewers.. ;D