Disappointed after reading thread re: Not growing main crop potatoes

If you have just taken over a plot that is a bit neglected, taters can be a god send.  I know I used them together with squashes and other 'big' veg that could stand a bit of weed encroachment when I was taming mine. 

Like a lot of others who have replied, I only grow first and second earlies now as I have too many other things I want to grow to allow room for main crops. 

It may sound a bit sad, but I'm always amazed how much you end up picking from what started as a tiny seed.  Digging up spuds when you have planted one little seed potato and end up with a huge heap from each plant is one of the plot's great pleasures, so grow as many as you have room for 

Hmm well it's not the size of the allotment that's the problem - it's the space given over to fruit trees that has ruled out tatties. The requirement for tatties isn't great around the family but the demand for fruit is always there.