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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: chriscross1966 on October 05, 2015, 10:34:59

Title: Big Spud :-)
Post by: chriscross1966 on October 05, 2015, 10:34:59

Harvested the potatoes at the weekend and found this.... a 2lb Sarpo Mira...
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12112027_10208047978586656_5360556954104908476_n.jpg?oh=18741c49ce97b7371a465df266ea26ec&oe=569AEF9B)

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: Jayb on October 05, 2015, 10:53:38

Wow, thats some spud!
The biggest Sarpo Mira I've had so far this year is just over the pound mark and I thought they are big, so that one must be huge.

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: galina on October 05, 2015, 13:09:44

Congratulations  :sunny:  How did you unearth this treasure without damage?  Fab

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: squeezyjohn on October 05, 2015, 15:57:01

Wow - well done!  Think of the very long chips you can make!

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: Floyds on October 07, 2015, 22:36:39

If you cut it in half and hold it to your ear can you hear the ocean?

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: Deb P on October 09, 2015, 19:26:53

That looks more like a sweet potato, huge!  I dug up some large Kestrels this afternoon all 1-2 lbs at a guess, nowhere near as large as that!

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: galina on October 12, 2015, 18:20:27

1 pound 7 oz, also Sarpo Mira - your record is safe Chris.   :icon_cheers:

But this is by a large margin the biggest ever spud grown here.  Well chuffed.  Obviously the year for smaller tomatoes and bigger potatoes  :tongue3:

Title: Re: Big Spud :-)
Post by: pumkinlover on October 12, 2015, 19:19:30

Its been a great year for spuds! but thats a corker chriscross!