On 20/08/2013 13:56, Baz wrote:
....are not very good for us on the allotment.
They have been regularly watered and manure was dug in prior to sowing.
Four types, Cara, Maris Piper, King Edward and Golden Wonder.
All have the haulms flopping over, some are black. To me that means they
are ready to harvest.
In the garden at home they are still thriving with rich haulms. Sowed at
the same time, well, same day.

We have eaten all of the earlies, and it was a very large sowing.

Baz


I've dug up all my Daisy potatoes now. Got a huge crop this year which I
put down to all the sunshine, regular watering, dilute pee as fertilizer
and preventative spraying against blight. I lost most of my crop last
year due to blight due to forgetting to spray so I've kept on top of
that this year spraying every few weeks. Fantastic crop.

Also broke some new ground this year and planted an assortment of other
varieties there; they've done well too. Don't know what they were, as
they were mostly a mix of potatoes left over from last year and some
smaller ones saved from supermarkets. Hopefully won't need to buy any
potatoes at all for the foreseeable future.

BTW: Anyone know what to do with a "courgette" that is around three feet
long and nearly a foot in diameter? I think it might be too heavy to
lift onto the wheelbarrow!

--
David in Normandy.