[Rangerkris]

How deep do i have to dig to get the bottom spuds.

[SG6]

Suspect tha part of the answer is how deep were they planted and have you earthed them up.

Personally from taking the lazy approach - plant let grow dig up with nothing else done - I have found thay are fairly close to the surface so 12-15 inches deep.

[sunshineband]

The bottom ones will not be deeper than the seed potato you planted, as the new spuds grow from the stems growing off the seed ... if you see what I mean 

[Paul Plots]

The bottom ones will not be deeper than the seed potato you planted, as the new spuds grow from the stems growing off the seed ... if you see what I mean 

Now that's just what I was going to say!! 

All you need to do is remember how deep you planted them.... Perhaps looking for the seed potato might help? It's the small shrivelled one at the lowest part of the root...

Mind you, if you're like me you will probably yank that up when you pull on the top of the plant when you lift the spuds. (I know what I mean!  :blink: )

[Rangerkris]

I get you thanks peeps i did yank one up and it had a few attached they were very small but very tasty.

[DD.]

I sincerely hope they were not yanked up, but carefully lifted!

[Kristen]

The original, mushy , seed potato should come up when you lift the plant - that will give you a guide to the original depth

[Paul Plots]

I sincerely hope they were not yanked up, but carefully lifted!

I think that's what we mean "carefully lifted" (Yanked up gently like). 

[sunshineband]

We gently yanked up two plants today (PJs) and had a small bowlful of spuds. Cooking them tomorrow with the children 

they were suitably impressed ... best comment, said in all seriousness:

'You can get potatoes for free... d'you reckon people know about this?' 

[Bombers]

We gently yanked up two plants today (PJs) and had a small bowlful of spuds. Cooking them tomorrow with the children 

they were suitably impressed ... best comment, said in all seriousness:

'You can get potatoes for free... d'you reckon people know about this?' 

aww. bless.

[sunshineband]

and they are now all munched up 

 

[Paul Plots]

30+ years ago I was surprised to find a group of 11 yr olds who thought all potato came in a packet from a factory ..... they had only heard of "Cadbury's Instant Smash"  It took some thinking power to work out where the raw materials might have come from 

Remember the advert slogan: "They peel them with their metal knives!"
Perhaps I am just a lot older than I look?

Who said "No"
 

[sunshineband]

30+ years ago I was surprised to find a group of 11 yr olds who thought all potato came in a packet from a factory ..... they had only heard of "Cadbury's Instant Smash"  It took some thinking power to work out where the raw materials might have come from 

Remember the advert slogan: "They peel them with their metal knives!"
Perhaps I am just a lot older than I look?

Who said "No"
 

Here you are -- a blast from the past 

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