OK its my first year.
I dug over the plot, added fresh manure and started planting six - eight weeks later.
The potatos have now all grown well, harvested the first earlies on Saturday - yes the skins are slightly damaged but they cooked and tased good.
I still have the rest of the earlies (Formost), second earlies (Kestrel) and the main crop (Maris Piper) left.
The question is - what damage have I done using the fresh rather than well rotted manure, is it taste, how long they can be stored or something else ?
I now know for next year !
The only real problem if it is too rich is the plant produces leaves to the exclusion of all else: tubers. Some varieties will get scabby skins, but i've eaten pots that have come up through a five foot deep delivery of manure before now!
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Yup, a fair few leaves and flowers allround.
Tubers are forming, but the skins are definitely not "right".
Trevor,
If you mean the skins 'rub-off' easily, then that's want you want for earlies.
Very easy to clean, higher sugar levels, therefore less slug damage.
Enjoy.
The only down side I noticed when eating was that we shared out the seed potato too !
Quote from: Trevor Holloway on June 14, 2006, 13:06:18
The only down side I noticed when eating was that we shared out the seed potato too !
You really do not want to do that again.
Nope, the whole family tried it, as we shared out the ten potatos !