Potatoes stayed in the ground over winter

nwalch · « **on:** March 26, 2011, 17:37 »

I left a row of spuds in the ground over winter as the early heavy snow and hard frosts caught me out. I dug them up today expecting them to be full of holes and mushy but a good 90% of them look fine. Will they be ok to eat?

mike1987 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 26, 2011, 17:48 »

id eat them but then again id eat just about anything im sure that if they dont look/feel or smel wrong then they will be fine

Rampant_Weasel · « **Reply #2 on:** March 26, 2011, 17:52 »

its only the same is storing them in a clamp so u should be fine

tosca100 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2011, 18:16 »

I found a couple in a bin when I emptied it out. I'd grown Christmas taters and left the bin in the greenhouse. We had them yesterday mixed in with the first Jersey Royals of the year. The Jerseys were delicate in flavour and construction, our taters were firmer and absolutely delicious!

As long as your taters are sound and not green they should be fine. Go for it!

Yorkie · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2011, 20:03 »

I've probably got some in the ground myself and will eat them if I find them!

mashbintater · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2011, 20:13 »

Quote from: tosca100 on March 26, 2011, 18:16

I found a couple in a bin when I emptied it out. I'd grown Christmas taters and left the bin in the greenhouse. We had them yesterday mixed in with the first Jersey Royals of the year. The Jerseys were delicate in flavour and construction, our taters were firmer and absolutely delicious!

As long as your taters are sound and not green they should be fine. Go for it!

Same here, size of large grapes & tasted luverley

operabunny · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2011, 20:17 »

Yesterday I dug up a load the previous tenant had left - they had already sprouted but had very little damage.

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