[Beetroot queen]

I am pretty sure one lot of my spuds are ready and I keep thinking about digging them up, but because its our first year, I am really concerned about looking a plum.

so because no-one else has taken any of their pots out, I am waiting, once they do I will 

How mad am I

baa baa baa

[DavidT]

Why not just lift one plant and find out. I promise it wont hurt.

[beansticks]

Be Brave,if they are not ready yet,wait a little longer.You are not a SHEEP.

[Beetroot queen]

I did have a furtle and found a small one, (about the size of a duck egg ) I am just worried maybe I found the biggest and the rest will be pea sized 

[DavidT]

Why are you sure you think one lot are ready?

[Beetroot queen]

well cos they look like trees and have flowered and they would look great on my plate 

its our first year can you tell LOL 

[DavidT]

If they`ve flowered the tubers aren`t going to get any bigger, so dig them, and best of luck. A little tip, if you want to produce bigger spuds, when the flower buds form pinch them out. You want all the plants energy going into tuber production, not seed production.

[Beetroot queen]

will keep you posted how exciting ( I have caught the bug) 

[celjaci]

I reckon it's worth taking the plunge and trying a plant or two even if the spuds are on the small size - theres nothing like the first of the season.
If you wait til they are all a decent size they will no longer be new potatoes at the end of the row.

[Becci W]

Haa Haa!!! I was thinking the same thing this morning so I plucked up the courage to dig one up......then another one........then another one!!! It's so exciting!!!!!! Our first crop of spuds!!!

[Beetroot queen]

what a fantastic picture, the one I furtled for was the size of a medium one of yours, enjoy they look lovely   

[Bombers]

Haa Haa!!! I was thinking the same thing this morning so I plucked up the courage to dig one up......then another one........then another one!!! It's so exciting!!!!!! Our first crop of spuds!!!

They are lovely Becci.. are they Charlottes?

[Becci W]

They are called Nicola, a good salad potato apparently. I hope they are supposed to look like that. We were a bit worried because our plants looked like trees too!!! We have had a few of the more experienced plot holders asking what on earth we had done to them to get them so big!!! Was a bit worried they would be all leaves and no potatoes. Thanks John for the liquid comfrey advice, it seems to have done them really good!