[Wellpotty1]

I have one raised bed 1m x 1m with new potatoes (first earlies), at home. I pulled out a plant to check for size on sunday evening as the top growth had started to wilt (the flowers had been on a couple of weeks ago) and the spuds had wee white spots on them, the soil was rather wet -even though the raised bed was made with topsoil about 3yrs ago - the raised beds are on top of the heavy clay in our back garden so I presume that the excess rain hasn't drained away. The question is - are the white spots a problem? they did just wipe away from the thin skin on the spuds. Is it just that the spuds are too wet or too long in the ground?

[mumofstig]

I often have those on mine and they're nothing to worry about.
They're called swollen lenticels, it happens in wet weather

[Wellpotty1]

Ooh, thanks for the quick reply mumofstig, I will pull up some more tonight & not be worried about eating them.

[m1ckz]

yes mine are the same

[Goosegirl]

I often have those on mine and they're nothing to worry about.
They're called swollen lenticels, it happens in wet weather

Is there an ointment for this, can I get it on prescription or do I have to have a sex-change? 

[mumofstig]

  

[m1ckz]

you will need a sex change yes

[Goosegirl]

... but that means I can't multi-task!!!

[alancas]

glad you asked that question just dug some up same problem,most are just rotting my allotment waterlogged has any one tried drainage channels to syphon of water?just interested to see if it works before i do it.

[mumofstig]

You'd be better off starting a topic in design and construction for that kind of question