[DadBear]

Ditto that MP.  I harvest earlies when the foliage turns yellow.  Apart from one or two shaws for a special treat!

Thanks for the tip about taking out alternate rows- good idea that ! I've had a wee poke around in the tatties and found quite a lot of tubers which are about half the size of an egg and pure white.. some were a bit bigger. They are all well earthed so I think i will be OK!!  And I have just noticed the first flowers coming on them, so we are getting there......