new seasons spuds

string bean · « **on:** July 20, 2008, 16:23 »

Anyone else got a daughter like mine? During her recent visit I proudly showed her my new season's amorosa spuds, (from a bed fertilised with homemade compost rather than manure) and her only comment was "have you any shop bought ones without mud on them?"

blackisgreen · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2008, 16:36 »

out of the mouths of angels lol

mashauk · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2008, 17:33 »

She obviously hasn't tasted them yet.

agapanthus · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2008, 17:36 »

Never heard of these before....what are they like? Just read that they crop prolifically...is this true?

debbiedoll · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2008, 18:10 »

My son's just the same about the mud, I was trying a freshly pulled carrot (not doing very well by the way) he responed "Arrgh Mum how could you" The funny thing is I've seen him eating much worse... !!!

sclarke624 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2008, 02:48 »

Well I daren't mention to my two girl 24 and boy 28 that I put chicken poo in my veg compost. I sent home some radishes with my boys wife (her dad used to have an allotment so she's used to muck) he rung up and said one of those radishes is a funny colour, it's just white no red is it alright to eat, whats wrong with it. :roll:

compostqueen · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2008, 09:12 »

I think the supermarkets look like they roll their cleaned spuds in compost

My niece complained that her basil (out my greenhouse) had a greenfly on it, so I says "it's organic greenfly" and she ate it quite happily

string bean · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:10 »

Agapanthus
Amorosa first early spuds do crop well. I haven't grown them in previous years and I've only just started digging them, but so far they have provided about five large spuds per root. And the great thing is, slugs haven't touched them. One word of caution though, I've had to throw a couple of tubers away because of what I believe is called "hollow heart"

peapod · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2008, 13:29 »

Quote from: "debbiedoll"

My son's just the same about the mud, I was trying a freshly pulled carrot (not doing very well by the way) he responed "Arrgh Mum how could you" The funny thing is I've seen him eating much worse... !!!

my son eats RUSTLER BURGERS...YUK!!! Ive told him about hair, and crushed up eyes and bits of skin and i KNOW its put him off, but hes awkward enough to carry on eating them to bug me. Little monster that he is

Oscar Too · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2008, 13:44 »

Once saw a London mum deep in West Cork shriek with horror at the sight of an earthworm that her kids had found and brought into the house. Paper towels, soap, water and hysteria later, the kids were put off gardens for life.

daz · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2008, 13:49 »

and thats exactly why their imune systems dont develop properly

nothing wrong with a bit of dirt

im sure some people will start disinfecting yakult

peapod · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2008, 17:29 »

Quote from: "daz"

and thats exactly why their imune systems dont develop properly

nothing wrong with a bit of dirt

im sure some people will start disinfecting yakult

Fully agree there Daz, my friend shreiks in horror when my son gets mucky,and is ALWAYS on at him to wash wash wash! I say little boys are supposed to be dirty and Ive always been careful not to be too clean!
(im not a mucky begger honest, he does get a bath every night, and he does wash his hands regularly...just not OCD quantity!)

Paula

Sharon · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2008, 18:53 »

My dad always says that if kids don't look like they need scrubing with the yard brush at the end of the day, then they havn't had a good day.
It never did me and my brothers and sisters any harm.

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new seasons spuds

Oscar Too