- Location
- West Suffolk
took 5 hours
Potato harvest
- Thread starter harvey121
- Start date
took 5 hours
- Location
- West Suffolk
I had to pull half a ton off the side with my hands! Just couldn’t see and I didn’t have any other trailers left. Dad reckons there was 20 ton on there.
ganderman
Member
- Location
- South lincs
I think we have only dared fill two trailers all season, usually only the front half most of the time!
Big article on PJ Lee in potato review today - he must have the mammy of finance bills! Impressive outfit, nonetheless.
Honest john
Member
- Location
- Fenland
Them loads are clean compared to mine ATM.
It’s difficult to get the sh!t in the front,
For those not in the job a bit like getting a tangled damp barley crop into your header.
Today started in the rain finished in the rain some mid day sun. Speed 1K.
Still the rain cleaned up the road.
Honest john
Member
- Location
- Fenland
Well there’s two 4 rowers that arrived during the season.
- Location
- Norfolk
Piper really dropped away in favour. Can't see any future for them.
- Location
- West Suffolk
They want them for farm shops etc, but the volumes not there. They just don’t fry well here anymore.
- Location
- Norfolk
What's yielded the best this year for you
- Location
- West Suffolk
Sagitta and Performer, got to be over 25t acre on average.
Agria way down on last year, probably 18t acre at best.
- Location
- South Shropshire
Maris Piper and Markies.
Ramos and Fontane disappointing. Fontane dark fry into the bargain.
Agria crosses worth the blackleg risk?
- Location
- West Midlands
Haven't grown piper here this year, fed up with all the problems. Saggitta went well but can't get hold of any seed.
thinking of trying some Ramos.
thinking of trying some Ramos.
- Location
- Norfolk
Sold out already? Glad it's not only me re piper. I keep thinking I can't do anything right anymore but I'm not doing anything different to before. They just aren't the same these days
- Location
- West Suffolk
I don’t think we’ve had good piper here for a few years, never fry after March and tend to go black easy. Last year was the final straw, they wouldn’t fry at all.
I think the newer varieties are just more suited to how chip shops are run nowadays. Ie open long hours and they want the chips to hold up well once they’re prepared. As they sit there longer.
still a place for piper, just not for frying.
- Location
- West Suffolk
which ones are Agria crosses? Only one I know is Rock?
- Location
- West Midlands
Friend grew Rock 2yrs ago I think, full of internal problems..
- Location
- South Shropshire
Ramos Fontane markies are all bred. From Agria I think
SilliamWhale
Member
Er, yum...
ballybollen
Member
1acre left of navan be a day or two before digging after this weekend!!??