Hows your early spuds

GafferGamgee · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2007, 16:48 »

My Arran Pilots are transmuting into triffids.....
I keep expecting them to turn toward Me and shout "Feed Me Seymour"!!!!
The growth is probably normal but as it is my first time it seems phenomonol!!

Welsh Girls Allotment · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2007, 19:10 »

Home Guards are up and have been earthed up for the third and final time. golden wonder sante saxon and nicola are all up this is my first year so I'm not sure what sure to expect but the general consenus is that they are raring to go - I am terrified of a late frost getting them :x

donald.cape · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2007, 08:46 »

Mine have been through for about 4 weeks, Duke of York redskins, never tried them before. Even the top have reddish coloured stems, I'm hoping this is normal.Nobody else on the allotments has the same ones.

hermon · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2007, 12:15 »

when do you know to stop earthing up? everytime i go to my tatty patch and see green i cover them again it has been 3 times now i reckon they are about 10 inches high (new) should i let them just grow now?
can't wait to have proper new tatty with mint and butter mmm

Heather_S · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2007, 14:33 »

y'know what's funny? I put my potatoes in the first week of April and they're all up at the same time as all you guys who went out in the cold of February to plant your's

purplebat · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2007, 15:00 »

Quote from: "Heather_S"

y'know what's funny? I put my potatoes in the first week of April and they're all up at the same time as all you guys who went out in the cold of February to plant your's

same here heather

WG. · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2007, 15:20 »

Quote from: "donald.cape"

Mine have been through for about 4 weeks, Duke of York redskins, never tried them before. Even the top have reddish coloured stems, I'm hoping this is normal.Nobody else on the allotments has the same ones.

Red Duke of York is a wonderful tattie - very floury texture, loads of flavour and it even keeps well. Deffo my choice of early.

ziggywigs · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2007, 21:03 »

My earlies and second earlies are through and starting to pick up pace. Need to start thinking about knocking down earth as the weeds are showing through too.

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2007, 22:15 »

Quote from: "GafferGamgee"

My Arran Pilots are transmuting into triffids.....

mine are the same! i earthed them up day before yesterday, went to check this afternoon and its just a mass of green!

slow_worm · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2007, 22:42 »

spotted flower buds on my Arran Pilots today! Been watering them for last 4 weeks due to lack of rain here...none really for at least 6-8 weeks!

shaun · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2007, 13:58 »

i was going to ridge these myself but a nice chap on a tractor done them for me when i was at work.
the earlies are on the right hand side,i will have to earth those up by hand cus he cant get the tractor in there :evil:

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #26 on:** April 29, 2007, 15:42 »

running late only just coming up. :?

ruffmesiter_69 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 30, 2007, 08:46 »

ours got earthed up for the first time on the w/e and are as happy as larry.

WG. · « **Reply #28 on:** April 30, 2007, 09:33 »

Quote from: "ruffmesiter_69"

as happy as larry

Ever wondered where that expression comes from? See http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/40850.html

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #29 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:08 »

Only planted mine Easter and the first ones are peeping through now.

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WG.

ruffmesiter_69

WG.