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  • Potato Lady C.

    Got a bit of a shock today but a nice shock.

    SWMBO asked for some more new spuds my next container in line was a 30lt green trug so off I went. I set the seed on 17/03 and it resided in the GH till the end of April, so at 12 to 13 weeks I should get something.

    Can you imagine my delight when these two asteroids came to light

    So that is peas doing well, cumbers doing well and now this. The only thing I have done differently this year is add some rock dust when I refreshed my compost. I may be living in hope but am hoping I have found something that makes a difference.

    Now for a quality baker with my steak.
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  • #2
    Flippin heck Potty, they are huge. No wonder you were pleased
    Nannys make memories

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    • #3
      One potato each...
      Location ... Nottingham

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      • #4
        Very nice - and a lot bigger than mine. I think this year is a good one for potatoes, certainly a lot better than last year. The results of the buckets of Lady C are in, and from 4 buckets with 3 potatoes in each:
        Last year 3.5kg (0.29kg/seed potato)
        This year 5.6kg (0.47kg/seed potato)

        Last year the Lady C got blackleg, which certainly didn't help them, and this is only the 2nd year I have grown them, but I'm happy with this result. As a comparison, my Desiree have yielded a consistent average of 0.53kg/seed potato in 2015 and 2016. It will be interesting to see if this year is any better as I have done nothing different.
        A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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        • #5
          I usually leave 6 dustbins of LadyC as a last harvest before my main crop so they are usually coming out the ground at about 18 weeks plus, this way I always get a few chippers/bakers off them but I have never had any this early in the year.

          SWMBO divided the largest in to two half each along with fresh garden peas and a few mushrooms made the perfect accompaniment to a rare rump steak.
          Potty by name Potty by nature.

          By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


          We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

          Aesop 620BC-560BC

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          • #6
            Proper beauties, Potty. Congratulations.

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            • #7
              Wow, they look amazing. I've got a few Lady C. out in the potato patch, can't imagine they will look as good though.
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              • #8
                They are beauts! I've only dug up one short row of Lady C so far and they were mostly normal sized new potatoes. Am now hoping that the rows I leave for a bit will have a few whoppers in them.
                http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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