- Location
- West Suffolk
My wife bought some "baby potatoes" from sainsburys I reckon she thought they were new. They were old crop mids, you could even see where the chits had been knocked off them. Horrible!
Can't beat your own.
Potatoes 2016
- Thread starter Mr chips
- Start date
My wife bought some "baby potatoes" from sainsburys I reckon she thought they were new. They were old crop mids, you could even see where the chits had been knocked off them. Horrible!
Can't beat your own.
I look forward to new potatoes each year but if I don't get some out of dad's garden the crap from the supermarket just ain't worth eating.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Beautiful start to the day here, till the rain arrives again!
wellingtonfarmer
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
Do you never plant the tram line?
- Location
- West Suffolk
I only take pictures of the best ones
To balance it up, it's our worst (last set field)
- Location
- West Suffolk
No, just not worth the hassle.
- Location
- West Suffolk
First pic were Sagitta,very vigorous. Second are Piper.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Pulled a few for tea - good size coming now ?
Exfarmer
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
I am digging monsters in the garden, far too few tubers thanks tocold weather. Hope they boil OK 
- Location
- Herefordshire
Sadly the younger generation don't know or understand quality,seasonal food.New pots straight out of the field and into the pot,with a little mint added,you can't beat it.What do supermarkets offer ? Bland set skin pots ,grown in Egypt with a label saying "new potatoes "
You just can't beat new potatoes with mint and butter,Maris Bard,being one of my favourites.
- Location
- Norfolk
Suspect lots of cracks this year, getting very similar to 2007 now
Cloonpotatoes
Member
- Location
- Donegal
Anybody any ideas why the new seed is lacking so much vigour. Crop on the left is from home saved seed, right is new seed.
- Location
- West Suffolk
We had a taste off yesterday with my children, I had new Agria,piper and Sagitta straight from the field. I liked piper best, the children Agria.
- Location
- West Suffolk
1st root of Agria I pulled had a split spud! Only about 40mm tuber too.
Had our first try of our estima last night, 2 with cracks out of a dozen or so. Slightly disappointing to see but they are what they are. Look well though, touching accross rows and in full flower now
ridger
Member
- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Was all the seed cold stored
- Location
- Norfolk
Got some blight, agron reckons it's everywhere he goes round here.nk
Think I stopped it tho.
Getting there now.
Any bard prices sold out now, dunno what I'm using next week eek. 4/5 weeks no grading now
Think I stopped it tho.
Getting there now.
Any bard prices sold out now, dunno what I'm using next week eek. 4/5 weeks no grading now