Potatoes taking their clothes off!!!

[sweetcorn]

My charlotte potatoes are gorgeous and tasty, but every time we cook them they disrobe! Why is this?

[Two_Sheds]

My Kestrel have too. I should have steamed them, but didn't have time, so they boiled & we got mash

[Saraheliz]

my jersey royals have just done this as well!

[hamsterqueen]

haven't had any of my spuds yet, but last year I had to steam them

[rustylady]

They are much better steamed. Much more delicate than supermarket spuds.

[Glutton4...]

I don't care what they do - the achievement, last year, of growing my own Spuds, meant they could do what they wanted - they were delish!

Got our first batch of this year's this evening, after having a furtle!

[Nicos]

Second year running

...steam rather than boil....perfik!!

[Alison]

I found that with my Charlotte's last year but not growing them this year (wasn't that impressed in my soil although in other parts of the country they're supposed to be fab!). My Ulster Classics boil up just fine without falling apart (just had some with a huge pile of golden sweet mange tout ) but my Bonnie Dundee fall apart if you put them near boiling water!

[Llamas]

furtlefurtlefurtle....my new favorite word ;P

[21again]

Can anyone tell me the best way to cook Vales Emerald please, steam or boil?

I haven't grown them before so don't want to cook them the wrong way and put my little girl off eating home grown spuds.

[hamsterqueen]

if in doubt I'd steam them

[Flummery]

I suspect it's a function of drought. They do seem to have very differing amounts of dry matter in different weather circumstances.
(Or did I dream that?)

[chris]

My charlottes skins came off in my hands when picking - so left the next batch a few more weeks. I find if you boil them too rapidly, they do split/strip off Probably because they're so fresh...

Had some rockets too - wasn't that keen on them, won't be growing them again. just bought some kestrel, and charlotte for xmas Bit late, but we'll see!

[gojiberry]

Charlottes do tend to split out of their skins but still remain firm. I bring mine to the boil and then turn down to just simmer and this reduces the amount of splitting skins. Still my favourite spud even with split skins.

Ian

[frogdoctor]

Try allowing them to dry for a day or two after lifting, thats if you can wait that long, I know I can`t some times, so I watch them cook, making sure they do not over cook and undress!!