"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!

You boiled them too long as others have said but it's also down to the dry
weather this year, even our waxy ones are floury.
Make good roast potatoes though, which is unusual for earlies.
BTW we tried two varieties new to us this year and in our soil the Orla were
excellent but the Premier were covered in serious scab, guess which one we
will grow again.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK