tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post1086825212452814612..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Still Time To Plant Potatoes! Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-29974927561270003222020-04-30T14:00:16.484+01:002020-04-30T14:00:16.484+01:00We found a 'lost' bag of seed potatoes one...We found a 'lost' bag of seed potatoes one year. So, we planted them on the Fourth of July, and had 'new' potatoes for Thanksgiving Dinner on November 24. What a hoot! Yes, there is still lots of time to plant 'taters.Tim B. Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143483015560273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-9019635543017203672020-04-29T14:31:09.532+01:002020-04-29T14:31:09.532+01:00I will. Trying to grow different things so we don...I will. Trying to grow different things so we dont get lethargic with it. it is so hard to garden here. I feel like I am moaning, but it is still so cold... potatoes will do well<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-76256240158941778572020-04-28T11:17:55.719+01:002020-04-28T11:17:55.719+01:00Volunteer potatoes are a really pain aren't th...Volunteer potatoes are a really pain aren't they! It's when you got ot remove them and everything else gets dislodged! Another non eating purple potatoes! Maybe I should record the girls saying they chose them so I won't have any arguments! In this house the main trouble is trying to stop them eating! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82430031915569484212020-04-28T11:15:46.219+01:002020-04-28T11:15:46.219+01:00My kids will pretty much eat anything! The boy isn...My kids will pretty much eat anything! The boy isn't as brave as the girls but honestly those two girls will try something multiple times before they decide they don't like it, I think they're afraid of missing out. I'm sure they'll eat these as it's what they said they wanted! At least I hope they will! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-30088355216917242942020-04-28T11:14:27.546+01:002020-04-28T11:14:27.546+01:00Volunteer potatoes are sometimes impossible to get...Volunteer potatoes are sometimes impossible to get out of a bed. I find it normally happens when there is lots of small ones. I've had some come up this year in beds I planted two years ago with potatoes and I'm sure I removed any that popped up last year!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-6497900212096470472020-04-28T08:28:47.718+01:002020-04-28T08:28:47.718+01:00I agree about the Good Friday "thing"! A...I agree about the Good Friday "thing"! Alwasy love seeing your gang get involved. I have still my maincrop to put in but won't be today as FINALLY the rain has come! I planted purple sarpo I think they were the other year and one of my boys flatly refuse to eat them! I've had a right do with rogue spuds in my main bed that for some reason I missed last year but think I have all of them up now. (Did I tell you that already?)Louise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-39315129722583452222020-04-27T18:15:35.020+01:002020-04-27T18:15:35.020+01:00My children refused to eat purple potatoes! Pinks ...My children refused to eat purple potatoes! Pinks were ok, but purple... thats where they drew the line. Few days ago my potato patch was still frozen, so I have no hurry to plant any, not even the boring white and yellow.<br /><br />Ulvmorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475774550471643902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-58090422223016584572020-04-27T17:57:48.939+01:002020-04-27T17:57:48.939+01:00I thought of you with this post! they're lovel...I thought of you with this post! they're lovely people, send them an email and they might be able to help you. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-61688618655843207172020-04-27T17:56:29.456+01:002020-04-27T17:56:29.456+01:00A couple of years ago, I planted some purple Peruv...A couple of years ago, I planted some purple Peruvian potatoes. They are wonderful, but now I have a perennial potato bed. They are so dark in color, I never manage to get every one out at harvest time and they volunteer every year. :)Hummingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971345724029454509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-42553856974906549402020-04-27T16:18:37.142+01:002020-04-27T16:18:37.142+01:00Gypsy pink look very much like the Pinto potatoes ...Gypsy pink look very much like the Pinto potatoes I was looking for.... off to investigate<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.com