Spuds glorious Spuds

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Maccbean

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Re: Spuds glorious Spuds
« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2010, 15:14 »
I've pulled up a third of my charlottes already which are gorgeous and mostly a good size, but I've noticed there are lots of tiny tiny potatoes that are still attached.  Does that mean I'm pulling them up too early and those ones still have to grow?

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Re: Spuds glorious Spuds
« Reply #16 on: June 22, 2010, 17:42 »
If the majority are a good size,you are doing the right thing in lifting your earlies. My dad always went by the rule of lifting earlies and lates two weeks after the flowers have dropped from the plant. He's not wrong :D
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Re: Spuds glorious Spuds
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2010, 17:55 »
First try this year at growing spuds, using growbags and growing:

Rocket
Pentland Javelin
Maris Piper
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Cara

So two earlys and two main crop, two bags of each.

I have a couple of different types of bags some of which have side access flaps. I felt around inside one of the bags of Rocket on Sunday and did manage to find one golf ball size spud to try, which was very nice, as soon as we finish the latest bag of bought Jerseys i'll be attacking the bags with fingers crossed.

Bob

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Re: Spuds glorious Spuds
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2010, 19:48 »
I made a warm potatoe salad with my Red Duke of Yorks on Sunday, I am still thinking about how good it was now. Sweet , creamy and delicious!
Liv.

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Re: Spuds glorious Spuds
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2010, 21:46 »
I harvested more cherie today,have beeb harvesting for last two weeks and am so pleased with results so far :)
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Re: Spuds glorious Spuds
« Reply #20 on: June 22, 2010, 22:18 »
had a firtle on my charlotte first earlies and i am chuffed, i only went down 2" and found 3 spuds close together all bigger than a egg , :)
when im with my 9yr old she's the sensible one



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