EARLY SPUDS

[MALCOLM CRAGG]

HI,DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY TATTIES TASTE RATHER STRANGE IF YOUR NAUGHTY AND DIG UP SOME AND EAT THEM(AFTER BOILING THAT IS) STRAIGHT AWAY THIS TIME OF YEAR BEFORE THE TOPS DIE DOWN.

[MKG]

With earlies, you don't wait for the tops to die down. Flowering is the usual signal to start cropping, and that occurs from ... errrm ... about now. There is absolutely no reason I know of why your potatoes should taste anything but delicious.

[Shirley]

Strange in what way? Which variety have you grown? (Moved this to the herbs and veggies section btw as I thought you'd get more answers here)

[Peggy Sue]

I read there are less calories in new pots- not that I care, but I guess that means less starch so there must therefore be more of something tastier than starch!

new earlies didn't flower at all, but I just dug them up and ate them coz I couldn't wait

[Millymollymandy]

Mine are absolutely enormous like baking spuds, which is a bit disappointing as I love tiny little new potatoes! The variety is Amandine is case anyone wants to know. We're roasting some right now to see how they turn out.

[Captain Caveman]

Changing the thread somewhat, does anyone know what would happen if I planted some spuds in the ground now?
I didn't have any space earlier in the year, but I figured if I throw some in the ground and watch I wont lose anything

[pumpy]

providing the frosts don't get them, you should have some decent spuds around mid-December.

[Captain Caveman]

Can you put fleece over them?

[pumpy]

i really don't know Cap'n - but it won't do any harm to try.That's the beauty of it all.........experiment, & see how it goes.

[Annpan]

I read somewhere that now is the time to plant christmas spuds... I think that you are right about putting fleece over them in November - or something...I never do seem to remember where I read things sorry

Worth a go anywhoos