Topic: Wacky long spuds

[Jeannine]

Thanks Jay, the bit I can't seem to remember is... when you start in March does that take you all the through to harvest ot just to minis that you have to plant again..it is ther mini bit that is fogging me . I have seeds fro Ratte only, the others I must have tried and they must have been among the seedlings I lost when the poop hit the fan in the Spring. I ad some form you and from Tom?? XX Jeannine

[Jayb]

Hi JayB :)

I was wondering how big did the foliage grow for those lovely-looking Hot-Dog and Snooki spuds you have there?
I'm a complete fan of Pink Fir Apple, they boil or steam beautifully, but if they could be improved in any way (in my own humble whatnot and stuff), they would taste the same but with shorter foliage so they don't flop all over the place, and those knobbles of course. Not a real problem, but yunno. :)

To be honest I don't remember the foliage standing out that much one way or the other, then it was cut down with blight mid August. I cooked some alongside PFA and thought they were gorgeous and certainly held their own, plus I love the length and look of them, others may not agree. I'm pretty sure I've still have a small secret stash left to eat, if you are interested in giving them a whirl I'll keep you a few to trial. BUT they're not seed potatoes I've bred them myself, they have been grown in open ground, (although it was clean ground, previously just grass) they were a healthy crop until struck with late blight. 

[Jayb]

Sowing in March will give a crop in the Autumn, I still find it quite bizarre a tiny seed can grow to a cropping plant in a season 

[Nigel B]

To be honest I don't remember the foliage standing out that much one way or the other, then it was cut down with blight mid August. I cooked some alongside PFA and thought they were gorgeous and certainly held their own, plus I love the length and look of them, others may not agree. I'm pretty sure I've still have a small secret stash left to eat, if you are interested in giving them a whirl I'll keep you a few to trial. BUT they're not seed potatoes I've bred them myself, they have been grown in open ground, (although it was clean ground, previously just grass) they were a healthy crop until struck with late blight.

:D Goodness me no! I couldn't possibly steal from your secret stash! ;) So, thanks anyway JayB. Its a lovely offer, but I'd much rather you enjoy them. After all, you already earned them. :)