Chicken Licken Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I dug up my first potatoes yesterday - they made me grin from ear to ear and look fabulous. I'm not very good at adding pics - but here is a link to them... http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb38/chookiepics/?action=view¤t=allotment015.jpg we shall eat them tonight at a family BBQ - hope they taste as good as they look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Wonderful! I think mine will be ready to come up soon.The foliage is just starting to yellow - mine are Desirees which are red skinned Hope they taste as good as they look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky mark Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Wow - they look great! Don't think my potatoes will be ready for a couple of weeks yet! Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Wow...yum....how are you going to cook them? They look fab. Mine have started to flower a bit, so will have to wait a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 They were delicious. We had them steamed with a little bit of mint, served with butter and they were yummy - no left overs for the girls though!! They were Charlotte's the second earlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I've got a raised bed full of tatties. It's the first time I've grown them. How do I know if they are ready to dig up? It doesnt seem that long since I planted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Once the flowers are over then they should ne ready to harvest. You may just be able to rootle around under them to unearth yummy spuds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I've picked some of our Charlotte salad potatoes this evening. They were lovely First time I've grown them, I wasn't sure they were ready so I had a little root about under the soil and picked the largest ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Mine have all got blight but I'll dig them up over the weekend and see what I can salvage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Managed to dig up 12lbs today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Well salvaged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
