[kevinwellies]

I've grew a small number of King Edwards as a main crop this year and I now have them stored in a hessian sack in the garage but they won't boil of steam they just fall to nothing. Can anyone advise me why and was it something I did?

[HLS]

My potatoes seem to turn out a bit like that as well, for all varieties I've tried. They're just about OK if I keep a close eye on them when boiling but parboiled and roasted they're fantastic. All the falling apart edges turn into crunch!

[Bizzi Lizzi]

Try using them for jacket potatoes, that way you contain the potato within the skin or boil/steam them with the skins on, same effect.

[HLS]

Does anyone know why it happens, though? I don't think it can be just down to the variety. Is it lack of watering? Leaving them in the ground too long? Soil type?

[Yorkie]

It has happened an awful lot this year, some have suggested that it's to do with the erratic weather we had earlier in the year.

I don't know if that's why, but the spuds I've got are falling to bits when cooked or just solid too.