Author Topic: Cornys spud challenge (Read 9264 times)

cornykev · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2013, 19:43:50 »

I'll check mine tommorrow because they under plastic and cannot see the soil.

cornykev · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2013, 18:40:18 »

One of my challenge spuds is about 6 inches up, I earthed it right up and put some grass cutting on top and covered with a plastic bottle.

cornykev · « **Reply #22 on:** May 04, 2013, 12:53:40 »

I've earthed up quite a few times and the mound is quite big, the very top of the leaf was slightly scorched but OK apart from that.

manicscousers · « **Reply #23 on:** May 04, 2013, 17:22:03 »

Just earthed ours up again, think we need to water them, it's been dry here for about 4 weeks

cornykev · « **Reply #24 on:** May 05, 2013, 18:09:24 »

Earthed mine again today, my biggest plant is growing out the side of the mound thats why I've had to earth up so much, I've actually placed a slab on it's side and earthed up inbetween it and the plant.

manicscousers · « **Reply #25 on:** May 08, 2013, 07:46:37 »

When are we supposed to look at them, Kev. I keep forgetiing to water them so I'll uncover them today and let god do the work

Jayb · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2013, 08:16:23 »

I'm afraid I didn't get around to putting any in for the challenge, just too wet at the time. I've tinges of envy after reading how well yours are doing, I've some in pots/bags but they are in the poly-tunnel so I'm afraid they don't count.

Go guys love reading the updates

can only dream as my spuds have only just been planted!

cornykev · « **Reply #27 on:** May 08, 2013, 18:50:23 »

15 weeks from the planting date Manics, my dig up date is 15th June, I think you put yours in the week before me as I was running late. They should still be quicker than the ground ones Jayb, you'll be eating them before you know it.

manicscousers · « **Reply #28 on:** May 08, 2013, 19:23:31 »

Ok, Kev. Got a few weeks yet then

Jayb · « **Reply #29 on:** May 16, 2013, 16:20:18 »

Quote from: cornykev on May 08, 2013, 18:50:23

They should still be quicker than the ground ones Jayb, you'll be eating them before you know it.

I hope, my mouth is watering at the thought of a bowl of new pots with a dab of butter

cornykev · « **Reply #30 on:** May 16, 2013, 20:20:55 »

I checked them yesterday and they are flying now after a few good showers and good bit of Sunhine, one of them can't be earthed anymore, so here's hoping for a frost free few weeks, big knobs of butter at the ready.

manicscousers · « **Reply #31 on:** May 28, 2013, 18:36:40 »

Just had the first fromthe poly, the RDof york which were planted 2 weeks before the first lot. Hopefully, the challenge ones will look like flowering soon and I can have a furtle/firkle

cornykev · « **Reply #32 on:** June 04, 2013, 05:21:36 »

Eagerly waiting for the first flowers, the plant and earthing mound look big enough.

manicscousers · « **Reply #33 on:** June 04, 2013, 07:17:37 »

No flowers yet but this weekend is the end date, plants look big enough

Jayb · « **Reply #34 on:** June 04, 2013, 07:41:50 »

Well done both, looking forward to hearing how they have done and taste

Not an easy season to have had them growing outdoors.

manicscousers · « **Reply #35 on:** June 08, 2013, 17:51:41 »

Well, we have hen's egg sied spuds. I haven't emptied it yet as we're having stir fry for tea but, tomorrow, I'm going to empty it and eat them with salmon. They haven't flowered yet

manicscousers · « **Reply #36 on:** June 09, 2013, 18:04:09 »

Well,enough hen size spuds for a meal tonight. I probably would've had bigger/more of them if I'd watered more, still, they taste brilliant and we have a strawberry each for our sweet

cornykev · « **Reply #37 on:** June 10, 2013, 20:13:02 »

Flowers just formed but not opened yet, I put mine in a week after you, I think, so I'll dig a few next weekend. I can almost taste the mint and butter dripping off them now.

cornykev · « **Reply #38 on:** June 15, 2013, 18:24:43 »

I had a firkle around and found myself 23 fair sized early RDOY's, a thingy of butter and mint sauce and Bob's your uncle.

manicscousers · « **Reply #39 on:** June 16, 2013, 19:41:43 »

Good year then, Kev

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