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Planted a Rocket potato seed back in February and took a look at the progress yesterday.

One of the small potatos broke off in my hand so I thought we would boil it up and give it a try.

Wow, i'm not kidding...the flavour was outstanding, very buttery. It was just smaller than an egg but looking forward to more.

Did you share it??

Chris, you can't beat it can you?  I will always remember the magic of eating my first serving of home-grown new potatoes so I know just how you feel, we are so lucky and the people who don't grow veggies don't know what they are missing. :)

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just love potatoes with a thingy of Country Life, heaven! Well done Chris/ shades x

I love this thread - a real homage to a single, perfect potato.   :)

Really makes you realise how bad the stuff is in the shops these days...

Carrots are another one - home grown ones are a totally different vegatable to shop bought ones.

Aah, it's just sooooo satisfying ain't it? I remember the feeling when we dug up our spuds for the first time. We were so impressed with them we gave most of the darn things away!!

It's no good I'm going to have to take just a tiny peep under mine! ::)

The taste difference is unbelievable! I remember my first home-gowns, couldn’t believe the difference. Now I know why many people on our site dedicate around a third of a plot to spuds!

Quote from: tim on April 30, 2007, 08:53:33
Did you share it??

I sure did, shared it with my other half, she thought the same, excellent and cant wait for more.

my 7 year old and 4 year old love our own grown veg and spuds, try getting the 7 year old to eat a carrot from the shop it's a no no get her over the lottie and shes there in the carrots before they are ready to eat picking out the little ones washing under the tap and yes eating them