SPUD HARVEST!

slow_worm · « **on:** June 02, 2007, 18:56 »

Dug up the first of my Arran Pilots today and had them with a Tuna salad - absolutely scrumptious!!!

GafferGamgee · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2007, 19:56 »

Gorgeous!!!
Just had them with french beans and a chicken fillet in red wine sauce

More next week!!!!

shaun · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2007, 20:22 »

i just love new spuds with a couple of fried eggs and bacon mmmmmm

Biscombe · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2007, 20:31 »

Eating mine in a malaga salad! prolific or what! 2nd year of growing them, I love em!

Orange, tuna, onion, green oilves, oilve oil, a touch of vinegar and s&p and Arran Pilots of course
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

agapanthus · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2007, 20:35 »

Arran Pilots' rock!!!! Picked my first ones today........just about to tuck into them

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2007, 21:01 »

Ulster Chieftan for me tomorrow with roast lamb & rosemary.

yummy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2007, 11:10 »

Anyone know how long Desiree's take please? Mine went in last week in March.

Ta

DD. · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2007, 11:41 »

Quote from: "yummy"

Anyone know how long Desiree's take please? Mine went in last week in March.

Ta

You'l be looking at the beginning of September (about 22 weeks from planting). Maincrop are easy - don't dig 'em until the foliage has started to die down. Dig them too soon, they won't store as the skin will not have developed.

yummy · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2007, 16:09 »

Thanks for that. (22 weeks

I'd got all excited about scoffing them

)

Annie · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:14 »

Our earlies are not quite ready but we put some sprouting harlequin in pots in jan/fed and have just dug these out and they were beautiful ,nutty flavoured salads.Izzy loves digging potatoes and is looking at the other potatoes and asking if she can just dig one to see!

DD. · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2007, 22:16 »

Quote from: "yummy"

Thanks for that. (22 weeks I'd got all excited about scoffing them )

That's why they come under the heading of 'Late Potatoes'!!!!

sue · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2007, 22:19 »

has anyone ever moved potatoes? I had some about foot tall in with the strawberries so dug them up and replanted at the end of the plot, seem to still be growing

leeky · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2007, 23:57 »

my swifts are ready. nice too!

very low numbers of spud per plant though due to the ground not being prepared and left standing for 5 years.

its going to get a dung dig over the winter for sure.

milkman · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2007, 09:59 »

I have been scoffing the first of my Charlotte - yesterday's dish was a spanish style omelette thingy, combining the salad spuds with some delish perky green broad beans. Yum.

slow_worm · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2007, 10:13 »

nice to know we are now tucking into the fruits/tubers of our labours!

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