"alan.holmes" wrote in message
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Dug up a few first earlies, when they were cooked, they just broke down
into a mess, tried some more but just at 20 minutes boiling, they also
broke down not quite as much as the first lot, so, tried some second
earlies, again boiling them for just 20 minutes, but they were not solid
either!

So what is the problem?

Is it a lack of water/rain, I have watered the plants occassionaly, not
every day, and as I am on a water meter I cannot soak them for a long
time!

Alan

Try steaming them next time.
Graham