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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: pumkinlover on May 20, 2015, 17:25:32

Title: First spuds
Post by: pumkinlover on May 20, 2015, 17:25:32

Swift planted 7th March in greenhouse tub. For tea tonight with asparagus and trout flan. :happy7:

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: johhnyco15 on May 20, 2015, 17:29:42

going to give my rocket a go this weekend here on the east coast the wind has been really cold so knocked them back a bit also not a lot of rain so hope mine look as good as yours

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: galina on May 20, 2015, 17:59:15

Quote from: pumpkinlover on May 20, 2015, 17:25:32

Swift planted 7th March in greenhouse tub. For tea tonight with asparagus and trout flan. :happy7:

............. and the winner is.......................... Pumpkinlover!  Enjoy   :wave:

Congratulations  :icon_cheers:

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: queenslandblue on May 20, 2015, 18:25:25

I did eat my first early pots yesterday, swift set outside on 7th Feb. I had enough for dinner last night, lunch and dinner today form 1 root.

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: Silverleaf on May 20, 2015, 21:25:35

Yay potatoes!

My Swifts now have buds, I'm way behind. ;)

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: InfraDig on May 20, 2015, 23:20:35

I put two Swift potatoes in each of two pots in the greenhouse on 4th Feb 15. Our first meal for two, all of one pot, was on 2nd May 15. Because of being on holiday our second meal, all of one pot, was on 18th May 15.
The swift in the garden have quite small tops but look healthy enough. Haven't had a "furkle" yet!
I also planted two pots each of two Charlotte in the greenhouse. They seem to have a way to go yet! (the ones in the garden are flowering, but I'm not sure what that tells me!)

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: cornykev on May 21, 2015, 19:33:05

My earlies have been outside in a Tub, no greenhouse I'm afraid so a few weeks behind, will give a firkle later though.    :happy7:

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: pumkinlover on May 22, 2015, 08:00:34

Quote from: galina on May 20, 2015, 17:59:15

Quote from: pumpkinlover on May 20, 2015, 17:25:32

Swift planted 7th March in greenhouse tub. For tea tonight with asparagus and trout flan. :happy7:

............. and the winner is.......................... Pumpkinlover!  Enjoy   :wave:

Congratulations  :icon_cheers:

Looks like I am not the winner-- just the first one to be so excited that I had to blab it on here :toothy10:

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: gazza1960 on May 22, 2015, 09:06:05

Any early veggies gives us others encouragement....well done to any and many !!!!!!!!    :icon_cheers:

Gazza

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: johhnyco15 on May 22, 2015, 18:36:59

im digging my rocket up tomorrow and there in open ground watch this space for pics of the sack fulls ill be unearthing or not lol :tongue3: :tongue3: :tongue3: :pottytrain5:

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: okra on May 23, 2015, 10:54:36

My two row of rocket were not planted until March 7th so will have to wait a bit longer

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: johhnyco15 on May 23, 2015, 16:42:16

think your right to wait even though they are in flower my rocket had nothing underneath 10 marble size spuds wont be opening a chip shop this year lol :BangHead: :BangHead: :BangHead:

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: plotstoeat on May 24, 2015, 20:26:28

My first ones yesterday. Small but tasty despite the ants' nest at the bottom!

Title: Re: First spuds
Post by: cornykev on May 24, 2015, 20:30:14

Had a little firkle  yesterday, will have another look towards the end of the week.   :blob7: