Was my yield OK?

[robfosters]

I have just lifted my first ever potatoes.

They are Annabelles and were planted in a B&Q orange bucket and a potato planter. The overall yield was around 5lbs. Is this OK?

[Creemteez]

If you are happy with it, then it's ok! How many tubers did you originally plant?
I think that as long as one gets a reasonable return on ones efforts, it's all worthwhile.
Enjoy your spuds, I'm sure they'll be lovely.

[robfosters]

Planted 7 tubers overall. The pots do look tasty.

[kingkano]

Seems ok to me? I planted 3 tubers per potato planter and got 1.1kg back from each. Cant remember which variety it was something basic like swift or rocket. I did let them go too long so they arent small new potatoes anymore but they do melt in the mouth exactly the same just bigger

[Two_Sheds]

Compare the price to Tesburys ... did you do OK?

[gojiberry]

From my experience yields from buckets and potato planters are smaller than potatoes planted out in the garden or allotment. If I get six potatoes from each tuber then I am happy. My best was a couple of years ago when I got 34 potatoes from one seed potato and weighed in at over 10lb.

Ian

[robfosters]

Saved myself �1.50

This is my first year though, so have had to buy bags and compost. In future years I wont need to so it will start to pay me back.

Anyway, improvement in taste alone could make it all worthwhile.

I dont think I will just empty in future. May just dig down and take what I need. Do you get a longer harvest that way?

[Aberdeenplotter]

lifted my first of the season - red DOY - yesterday and had 23 decent tatties so well pleased with that. had them with gammon and pineapple for my tea. I love it when the plot starts giving back in return for the effort .

[Potstubsdustbins]

I grew Accord this year this was the yield from a 20ltr container about the same size as a orange builders bucket.

Colin

[teakdesk]

B&Q Builder's Buckets are actually 12 litres. I rarely fill mine to the top so probably use more like 10 litres of compost per bucket.

I use two seed potatoes per bucket and get between 1kg and 1.2kgs of first or second early potatoes from each bucket.

I am very happy with this yield as they taste wonderful !!!




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[robfosters]

This was my harvest.



There was about 8 more that I gave to my Dad.

[Aberdeenplotter]

This was my harvest.



There was about 8 more that I gave to my Dad.

Sharing the crop is the other enjoyable feature of growing your own. . Nice spuds.

[Germinater]

That looks like a good haul well done desperately trying to hold of till the end of the month for the first of mine as they went in a little late and want too make sure I get as much as possible even if they are a little bigger ..enjoy the fruits of your labour