[sunshineband]

I thought we'd harvested all our spuds, even the mini meeny ones but after the recent wet eather I have a good dozen six inch high green potato tops coming up 


They must be a long way down 

[DavidT]

Over the years I`ve found it virtually impossible to get every single spud.

[sunshineband]

I'd hoped that a large number of small hands might do it this year ...... clearly not 

[bonfire]

They are persistent and hardy.
It makes you wonder about all that panicking to avoid early potatoes getting a half hour of frost though.....................

[sunshineband]

I'll let you know exactly how hardy 

[yorky]

They are persistent and hardy.
It makes you wonder about all that panicking to avoid early potatoes getting a half hour of frost though.....................

Its the new growth above ground that is damaged by frost, not the tuber in the soil. If the top growth of your early spuds is wiped out then the crop will suffer a severe set back.

[sunshineband]

It will be interesting none the less, as they might give a really early crop if I fleece them next spring when the next top growth appears 

Or they might not