On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 Pam Moore wrote:

I am in the process of digging my potatoes - Pink Fir Apple and Ratte.
While they look fine while uncooked, after cooking in their skins and
then peeling they display something that looks like a corn that humans
get on their feet. It's round, bright yellow and hard. The skin of the
potato is unusually thick and they don't smell bad. The potatoes
themselves are not particularly large - I know that these varieties are
normally quite small but these are smaller than usual.

Has anyone else come across this? Is it possibly a result of the July
drought?

David

I suspect the size is due to the drought.

Undoubtedly.

All my potatoes were smaller
than usual, apart from Desiree whic have done very well.

My earlies were also quite good - can't remember what variety they were,
though!

Could the "corns" be scab? I have found more with scab this year than
ever before, but always peel those.

Don't think it's a scab. It's not visible until you cook them and peel
them. Haven't seen anything like it before.

However, there is no scab on my
Pink Fir Apple. (aren't they delicious!)

Absolutely! And they, and Rattes, keep well.

David

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