i just has a further furtle dug out the end of the potato bed, next to the plant ....... and found my first ever potatoes, they kinda snapped off, so tonight we are having them for tea

ok i'm dead chuffed with them, cos they are my first ever ..... now look at this pic lol ...... small but perfectly formed .... think i might leave them a bit longer ... yes that is a penny

Lynda

Your spuds look lovely - they'll be beautifully flavoursome, especially as they're so petite. Well done you.

Nice looking potatoes Lynda. Enjoy.

that made me chuckle, petite wasn't quite the word i had in my head, and can just imagine sons face when he gets 2 of them on his plate *wonders if i should do mash or roasties lol*

but they are quite cute aren't they, i'm itching for them to get bigger now so i can dig them all up .... it really is a very exciting moment.

Potatoes are my absolute favourite thing to grow. I love the waiting, digging up and discovering what the crop is like, the satisfaction of storing away for winter like some medieval peasant, then that meal when everything on the plate is homegrown....you can't beat it..... But then, I am easily pleased.

but i don't want to wait *stamps feet*

As my ole Nan used to say 'Patience is a virtue'........no, I never understood it either.
As for the medieval peasant thing.......thinking about it, they didn't have spuds did they?

no but i'm sure they must have had some form of root veg

who said i was virtuous??? i don't want virtue ....... I WANT POTATOES

First ever potatoes?????......yep- they'll taste completely different to those brown things in bags wot most peeps eat!!!!

Exciting isn't it???

I feel like that for the first few plants each year...well actually ALL the plants which are freshly dug up!

yeah, i've never grown potatoes before .... i had a furtle round my carrots too, and some of them have little orange things forming, combined with the turnips from last week, and flowers on my mange tout and courgettes ..... damn right it's exciting

Don't tell anyone but...I think a little thankyou and a whoop of joy even now after all these years as I take my crops.
So much can ( and does) go wrong with GYO fruit and veg, that it's a wonderful feeling when the plants have actually managed to produce something for us to eat!
I NEVER waste anything we've grown ( I'm very careful with shopbought stuff too)but after growing those little babies in the soil.......

you're definatly not the only 1 who feels like that, I imagine everyone on here does.. it's the happy compensation for all the blisters and slugs and weeds that can bring you down.. i always try and bring something home from the plot when i visit, even if it's just a handful of beans or spinach cos it makes me feel good still get a rush when I collect eggs from my hens too, especially is they're so fresh they're still warm

Growing your own is great, no doubt about it - but eating your own has to be one of the most satisfying things ever!

Your first ever potatoes are very special, but don't worry, you're first potatoes every year are magical.

you and me both.....today i dug up my first ever spuds as well.....the plant produced about 7-10 spuds, but some were green.....i wasnt the best at earthing up, some housed slugs! and the rest have come home.....and will be eaten shortly.
how cool is this!!!.