spuds

both my first and second early potatoes when dug up have white small dots on them, is there a  reason for this. the taste havent been affected.

mine are the same and have been every year.. they are nothing to worry about.. see here

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=6168.0

and an extract.

After checking a few sources about the white spots I found the following:

"Swollen Lenticels Lenticels are the small specks on the surface of the tubers. These specks are organs used by the plant to "breathe." When potatoes are subjected to soils that are saturated with water, the lenticels may swell as their function is impeded by the water. Swollen lenticels may appear as white bumps on the potato surface. This condition may reduce the storability of the potato by increasing susceptibility to soft rot." - From North Dakota State University website

So its nothing major to worry about. Yay. I ate the spuds that I had pulled, and very nice they were too. Hopefully the first of many