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  • Slight potato problem, first harvest of the year

    I have been eagerly anticipating today for weeks. Today I would harvest my first bucket of Pentland Javelin potatoes!

    Which I did and we got 1.44 kilos from 3 seed potatoes

    But they aren't Pentland Javelin, I think I have harvested a bucket of Kestrel a week early Clearly I have labelled all the buckets wrongly and I now have no idea which bucket the PJs are in What a klutz! Anyway, here is what I harvested, I assume they will be okay to eat, I'll find out later!
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  • #2
    Quick search confirms they look like Kestrel. Timing to harvest are only averages anyway, not an exact science as so much depends on the time to maturity. They look a decent size anyway. As to which are you Pentland's, is there anyway to narrow your choice down, e.g. grown any red ones you could eliminate after a furtle?

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    • #3
      Well done! They look fine. They might've grown a bit bigger if you'd waited, but they should be just as good to eat. I think your best plan is to do a bit of preliminary furtling before harvesting your other buckets.

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      • #4
        Thanks both, I shall have a furtle tomorrow

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        • #5
          Get them in a pot of boiling water, sprinkle with salt and butter..yum!!
          I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


          ...utterly nutterly
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          • #6
            Nice looking Kestrels. Summer chips... yum.
            Location ... Nottingham

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            • #7
              Great first harvest! The pentland javelin have white flowers if that's any help? My British queen have pink flowers,red duke of York leaves have a reddish tinge,I don't know what varieties you've got there but you could have a look at these photos & compare yours?
              Varieties
              Location : Essex

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              • #8
                Ooh, thanks Jungle Jane, that's a great site.

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                • #9
                  Who cares - they look great!

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