Here I am lifting the first of our new potatoes this morning in our polytunnel. I planted them in a soil filled fish box. They are Kerr Pinks. My friend gave me a bucket of them last winter and I decided to plant the smaller ones. Kerr Pinks are a maincrop but they make an excellent early potato.
A bucket of new potatoes grown with fym, chicken manure pellets and some tomato fertilizer.
Are you eating your early new potatoes yet?
Oh you are so far ahead of us. We'll be eating new potatoes about July.
ReplyDeleteThe magic of plastic creates a micro climate Debby. I would rather eat them now than when it gets hot and you hear yourself say: "Is it hot or is it me and it's too hot for potatoes ".😊
ReplyDeleteTim would take serious argument with that. It is never too hot for potatoes in that man's mind.
DeleteTim would take serious disagreement. It is NEVER too hot for potatoes in his mind.
DeleteGood on Tim. He sounds like he loves his potatoes.
DeleteI must lift some and see what we have, I am growing charlotte. I grow them in the black pots, the supermarket have flowers delivered in. One pot produces enough for 3 of us(my husband loves potatoes) later in the season maybe 2 days. Its eacsy to lift them out, remove the ready ones and then pop the plant back in to continue growing.
ReplyDeleteI have never grown Charlotte Kathy. The Kerr Pinks never even flowered but they seemed to be dying back so I decided to dig them and look for buried potato treasure.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 100th blog post this year.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of your tea tonight. Steamed new potatoes are just heaven on a plate.
Thanks JayCee. New potatoes taste amazing when you steam. The earth potato soil smelled divine when we dug them this morning. You can beat fresh vegetables that have been grown with no manmade chemicals.
ReplyDeleteJust like last year - you have produced an impressive crop of new potatoes. I hope they tasted as good as they look. Do you put a sprig of mint in when cooking them? Are you heading back to Alcatraz Island this week?
ReplyDeleteWe do use mint sometimes YP. Yes I go on my free cruise across the bay again this week. Hopefully I will meet a Mermaid or two.😊
ReplyDeleteHow does a sailor have "relations" with a mermaid?
DeleteMarvellous. Hope the meal was just as good as it sounds.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda. They were delicious and we are having some more tonight.
DeleteDunno. He probably sings her a sea shanty.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark. I managed to delete your comment, sorry! Sounds like you have a great neighbour growing and sharing their potatoes with you.
ReplyDeleteThey look lovely Dave!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev.
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