first crop harvest

lightyears · « **on:** August 04, 2008, 18:27 »

Dug two of my four lines of potatoes up today as they had flowerd a died back, hear is the results. there must be 350 spuds at least, they just kept on coming up. Amazing! ive got another 2 lines with 20 or so plants left, im gonna be eating pototoes for life!

compostqueen · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2008, 18:30 »

you sure are

They look fab

I store my main crops in hessian or paper sacks in the dark in the wash house. I keep checking them to remove any that have gone soft

They can last for ages in store

Lee1978 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2008, 18:39 »

Good crop, they look like deseree

FCG · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2008, 18:43 »

Excellent potatoes! Looks like you'll not have to buy any till next year possibly at the rate you are going. You might even be able to keep going till your next lot will be ready in Christmas? Are those green things the 'tomatoes' off the spuds? Be careful, these are very poisonous.

peapod · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2008, 18:49 »

I am green with envy..look how much money you've saved and the taste will be fantastic

Well done you

Paula

lightyears · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2008, 19:00 »

Quote from: "freecyclegardener"

Excellent potatoes! Looks like you'll not have to buy any till next year possibly at the rate you are going. You might even be able to keep going till your next lot will be ready in Christmas? Are those green things the 'tomatoes' off the spuds? Be careful, these are very poisonous.

from tomatoes plants not the dangerous one

lightyears · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2008, 19:03 »

Quote from: "Omegaman1"

Good crop, they look like deseree

a selection but no deseree

arran victory,purple colour
pink fir apple
cant rememeber the white ones but are for salads etc

DD. · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2008, 19:09 »

Quote from: "lightyears"

Quote from: "Omegaman1"
Good crop, they look like deseree

a selection but no deseree

arran victory,purple colour
pink fir apple
cant rememeber the white ones but are for salads etc

The white ones look like Charlotte.

Can't see any Pink Fir Apples though?

lightyears · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2008, 19:16 »

actully your right. they are still in the ground.

agapanthus · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2008, 20:02 »

I always think that I'm digging up pearls!!!!.....I never tire of it!!!!

DD. · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2008, 20:05 »

Quote from: "lightyears"

actully your right. they are still in the ground.

Thank goodness for that - thought me eyes were going :!:

DD. · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2008, 20:07 »

Quote from: "agapanthus"

I always think that I'm digging up pearls!!!!.....I never tire of it!!!!

Wasn't there a biblical quotation about casting pearls before swine?

Beanzie · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2008, 23:18 »

Good looking spuds. Mine were very late this year so hoping for some at the end of the month

kezlou · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2008, 23:22 »

Wow :shock: they look amazing hope mine turn out like that! Well done.

iwantanallotment · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2008, 23:33 »

Really awesome, lovely looking potatoes.
What are the red ones at the front?

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