On 08/08/2010 18:47, alan.holmes wrote:
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!


1) Boiled too long? When I boil potatoes I stick a fork in periodically
to see if they are cooked. I never boil for a set time.

2) Boiling them too hard? So they are bouncing around in the pan and
more likely to break up when they are close to cooked.

--
David in Normandy.
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