22nd June potato time??? pic included

[It's a small world]

Today's the day we dig up our potatoes anyone done theirs?? Mine haven't flowered but going to have a look .. Really nervous as don't want to dissappoint mindees 

Here's a pic of our potatoes. I think there are a few more so going to let afterschoolers and ds dig them up. Quite pleased despite their size :blush:

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[angeldelight]

I have not done mine

They are massive but have no flowers

Not sure if to have a peek or not

Angel xxx

[Blue Boy]

Good luck. We are awaiting our veg to spout through.

[It's a small world]

Done them. Not bad for a first attempt alot of baby potatoes and couple of 'big baby potatoes. Don't think I've got them all so going to let afterschoolers find sone too . Will post a pic later. Mindees had a ball finding them a d got very very dirty

[It's a small world]

Anyone got large jacket potaotes?????

Probably couldve left them but mindee away next week and didnt want her to miss out.

[Alibali]

We've done our emerald vales and they look similar to yours, gonna leave the others a while longer. Just had some for lunch and they were tasty! Kids loved the fact that they had 'made their own food':clapping:

[dobby]

We did ours yesterday as we planted a day early too so everyone had a chance to participate (Monday is the one day everyone was here ) I have had a bit of competition going with the under 5's planting rocket and the over 5's schoolies planting the emerald vale. Results were really interesting

Rocket produced only 27potatos but they weighed 1290gms wheras Emerald vale produced 62 potatoes but they were smaller and weighed only 1110gms

You should have seen the reaction from my after schoolies having thought they had soundl won only to see the weights!

Declared it a draw and gave them all some to take home so everyone was happy :D

Have yet to have our paltry share of the goods but they all want to do it again next year so we will see. We did say if there was not a specific date to harvest we would have left them longer.

[ORKSIE]

They look just like mine. :thumbsup:

Kids are having some for their tea, and some carrots which are quite small.

They are so excited:clapping: :clapping:

[amanda1309]

we picked ours last tursday and had them for lunch on friday.

They tasted lovely and the mindees really enjoyed the while process.

Will be planting again next year.:clapping:

[PixiePetal]

I dug mine a few days early due to being battered by weather :rolleyes:

I weigh in lbs :blush: but converting it to metric made 2950g altogether. One plant left, to see if I get some a bit bigger :thumbsup:

[The Juggler]

last year I didn't dig mine up until August time. I pulled a few when they flowered but they were tiny (not much bigger than peas). So I left them another two months and they were lovely new potato size

[avril]

Haven't done mine yet, the leaves have gone all floppy I have had to tie them up with strings :(
May have a peep tomorrow with the little boy who planted them if tiny will leave a little longer.

[Cammie Doodle]

We have dug ours up and we had 1975grms of Vale Emerald (various sizes) and 1550grms (mainly large ones) of the Rocket. The kids had a great time as did Carolyn's 19yr old son
Are we supposed to register these weights with the Potato Council? If so how ?

[mama2three]

The dog dug mine up and ate them , the same day we planted them!!:panic:

[Cammie Doodle]

We have dug ours up and we had 1975grms of Vale Emerald (various sizes) and 1550grms (mainly large ones) of the Rocket. The kids had a great time as did Carolyn's 19yr old son
Are we supposed to register these weights with the Potato Council? If so how ?

Its ok Carolyn reminded me that I had some paperwork from Potato Council Duh silly me, I do try to be organised, but I fail miserably :(

[miffy]

The dog dug mine up and ate them , the same day we planted them!!:panic:
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Mine never got planted - found them under a pile of other stuff waiting for me to sort, they'd gone a bit soft and yucky so I binned them.

Miffy xx

[sillysausage]

Just harvested one of ours this morning, the 'vales emerald' ones. The little ones thought it was great digging for treasure in the soil and they tasted gorgeous when we cooked them for lunch. Still got to harvest the rocket ones. The plants are still quite small (in comparison to the other ones) because they really got checked back by frosts in April and May.

We only got about 1kg though a bit disappointing.

[Pedagog]

Mine are only just flowering

[sandy64]

hi mine have just finished flowering so weather permitting will do this week cant wait:)

[angeldelight]

We had about 10 and they were so small there was no point in taking a pic I dont think you would have seen them :laughing: :laughing:

Angel xx

[charleyfarley]

We haven't harvested ours yet, look very bushy but no flowers :panic: I just hope there's potatoes on the end of them :laughing:

Carol xx

[babs]

not done mine yet still have flowers on them so some time next week hopefully :thumbsup:

[Alibali]

Did my rockets too, 2 kgs of lovely new potatoes, much better crop then the vales, too late to register weights though!

[angeldelight]

We haven't harvested ours yet, look very bushy but no flowers :panic: I just hope there's potatoes on the end of them :laughing:

Carol xx

Hope you get more than us :laughing:

xxxx

[Blue Boy]

We did not know about the scheme this year just thought a few of you had got it in your minds to grow the pots. Have now registered fro 2011.

[Tink]

I'm useless at growing things i'll leave the potatoes to you guys xx