How's this for a big'n

This potato is a first early!! For the last five years I've planted various first earlies with the hopes of getting nice little marble-sized potatoes to scrape and enjoy but I keep getting things like this!! WHAT am I doing wrong! (Apart from obviously leaving them too long) I think this is a Maris Piper or similar. Anybody got any (useful) comments!?



[ 20. August 2005, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: michaelmasdaisy ]

 

I wish my taters were that size

 

What a CORKER....
Have you tried Arran Pilot or Foremost? The Arran Pilot tends to produce the smaller sized spuds, but I got mine out of the ground some time back, about 6 weeks ago.

 

Michaelmasdaisy, I think Maris Piper is, main crop, aint it?
Anyway I dont think its a first early.

[ 08. August 2005, 09:42 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]

 

Pete, you could be right. I don't really know what it is as when I got it home, I found I'd picked up a bag without a label. All I know is that it came out of a bin marked "first earlies".
I tried Arron Pilot the first year I was here and that produced woppers too. Must be in the soil!!!!

Not sure what I'll do with it yet -baked would take a bit of eating, don't you think?!! A friend said it would be good for chips ... !

[ 08. August 2005, 11:47 PM: Message edited by: michaelmasdaisy ]

 

Tragedy! Finally got around to using this tater only to find it has a big cavity in the middle! It was clean and dry and a little bit powdery looking so I didn't use it. Any suggestions what it was and could I have eaten it anyway?

I'm so disappointed!