Thought I’d test the progress with the spuds today. There has been so much rain that I imagined whopping great sacks of juicy tubers sitting under the mounds of earth.
My Mum had advised gently exploring the soil around the plant rather than digging the whole thing up but I didn’t find anything with my first tentative reccy, and thought what the heck, they must be buried deep.
In went the fork and out came 5 creamy coloured peas. Perhaps I should wait another 6 months before I try again.
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I did the same thing a week ago but didn’t have the courage to admit it on my blog. Only got three minute pea sized things so risked it and shoved the plant back in – it looks all right. I can’t quite believe that things will be that different in a month, can you?
I was the same last year; My first time growing spuds. They were slightly smaller than yours and i still took them home and cooked them
Hubs reaction was is that it, are they all going to be that size, hardly worth the effort.. doh…
Good post….I must admit it did make me smile…….
Just did the same today, fully expecting a ‘proper’ crop. Got bugger-all. I think that dreadful April was to blame; the potatoes are about two weeks behind their usual schedule.