my very first spuds

[norfolklass]

first harvest of Rocket, with and without soil.
boiled and served with a bit of butter and freshly ground black pepper with chicken salad last night: deeeeeelishus!!!

(edit: taken from two plants. tried not to feel smug when neighbour told me he'd had to dig up four plants to get a decent meal for one. beginner's luck and now I'll probably get blight ::))

[norfolklass]

[GREENWIZARD]

[Brogusblue]

Hello

Yummy  :P :P can wait for mine i missed the earlys this year i have to wait for my seconds and maincrop well done enjoy.

Cheers
Brogussblue

[manicscousers]

pretty good haul there, hope you enjoy them  :)

[SMP1704]

Well done Norfoklass.

This is my first year growing Rocket, I know it is subject to soil variations etc, but I thought mine tasted a bit bland.

How long do you cook your for?  I have so far managed to over and under cook them ::)

[tim]

If you have over -cooking problems, do them from cold - & for a little longer than when a knife slides in easily.

And DO FREEZE a few bags when they're at their best for luxury later on.

[shirlton]

Well after seeing Tims potatoes I couldn't  contain myself any longer. Dug 2 plants today. I pentland javelin and 1 arran pilot. Enough for 3 of us.

[kitten]

Woohoo norfolklass, i bet you're chuffed  ;D

When did you plant them?  I can't wait to dig ours up, i'm really testing my patience by waiting this long to be honest  ::)

x

[norfolklass]

all 1st earlies planted on 1st April, and 2nd earlies planted a week or two later.
had 14 weeks marked on the calendar but as they've started flowering I thought I'd dig up a plant and see how they were doing. they did taste nice, surprisingly sweet, but I did over-cook them a bit ::)

still got Arran Pilot, Pentland Javelin and Duke of York to try â€" went for a few seed potatoes of lots of varieties, to see which grow and taste best for next year.
it's all very exciting ;D

[tim]

Shirl - I think that someone else deserves the credit for tempting you??

[Janeee]

We dug some up on Saturday I think it was, and a few plants last night too, they tasted yummy :)

[kenkew]

Erm, excuse me! I don't have a plot now....please don't post pic's of yummy newly dug-up taties.....have a heart!

[dandelion]

Those look yummy Norfolklass! I dug up some Lady Christl last weekend.

[Jeannine]

mmmm and I have had no dinner, a plateful with butter and nothing else needed at all,