First Harvest Of The Year

My Rocket potatoes, although planted a month late this year (April) due to the cold, have been true to their name and romped away. The few flowers that had been on them have passed so I had an exploritry dig tonight and was delighted to find abundant spuds mostly between golf ball size and larger.......'New Potatoes' for tea tomorrow, "Yummy" - Happy Days

 

Brilliant Bilbo.....don't forget the butter and mint

 

Yummy, makes my mouth water

 

Well done, Bilbo
Now why didn't *I* know that you could plant potatoes in April and have them on the plate by June At least I know now

 

That is quick Bilbo !

 

There is nothing like a Friday furtle , John

 

Whole point of new Potatoes is to get the water on the boil before picking them and then run into the kitchen with them before the flavour goes

 

It sure is Harry, they were put in 9-10 weeks ago, Rocket usually take about 12 weeks, I think if I left them another 2-3 weeks some would have been too big for our personal taste.

When I put them in I put a generous layer of grass cuttings in the bottom of the trench; knowing they give off heat as they decompose I thought it might give them the extra boost at the time given the cold weather??, Coincidence maybe but its certainly done no harm

 

Absolutely Zigs , but sitting on the sofa with my wife Tracy at 9 o'clock last night and she says I wonder if the spuds will be ready yet?, I said it may have been a little early given they'd gone in late but after much begging I said she could dig a couple up , hence they got left until tonight's tea

 

Well tea-time has been and gone and what can say - new potatoes and bacon with mint sauce and butter - YUMMY . What a difference too from shop bought spuds, you just sort of forget how good home grown are until its time to get your own on the table again

 

Here are my first potatos of the year(duke of york)

 

I have some more "volunteer" potatoes growing in the copse. I doubt they are 'ready' yet (not flowered, but look promising). So, I'm guessing I need to wait a bit longer?
Well done to those of you who are harvesting right now: top job!