http://kitchengardenblog.com/2010/02/07/the-eyes-have-it/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://kitchengardenblog.com/2010/02/07/the-eyes-have-it/#comment-222 Glallotments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:49 +0000 http://kitchengardenblog.com/?p=731#comment-222 I'm like you - I don't think it really matters one way or another but as you say when you get your seed potatoes at this time of year you haven't much choice! I’m like you – I don’t think it really matters one way or another but as you say when you get your seed potatoes at this time of year you haven’t much choice!

]]> http://kitchengardenblog.com/2010/02/07/the-eyes-have-it/#comment-221 crocuskitchengarden Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:37:17 +0000 http://kitchengardenblog.com/?p=731#comment-221 Hi Jo, you're right - and I've been meaning to experiment with this myself. Personally I'm like you - I prefer my potatoes a little smaller anyway. And I do remember a year or two ago we pulled our world-record potato out of the ground - it was only a second early (British Queen, I expect, as that's the only one I ever grow) and I hadn't rubbed any sprouts off, yet the potato was the size of a small brick. We couldn't even bake it as it was too big. So it just goes to show - veg don't follow the rules. Hi Jo, you’re right – and I’ve been meaning to experiment with this myself. Personally I’m like you – I prefer my potatoes a little smaller anyway. And I do remember a year or two ago we pulled our world-record potato out of the ground – it was only a second early (British Queen, I expect, as that’s the only one I ever grow) and I hadn’t rubbed any sprouts off, yet the potato was the size of a small brick. We couldn’t even bake it as it was too big. So it just goes to show – veg don’t follow the rules.

]]> http://kitchengardenblog.com/2010/02/07/the-eyes-have-it/#comment-220 Jo Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:49:29 +0000 http://kitchengardenblog.com/?p=731#comment-220 There's also those gardeners who rub off some of the sprouts after chitting. Apparently, if you leave only a couple of sprouts on the potato you will get a smaller number of potatoes but they will be bigger. I leave all the sprouts on mine as I don't mind my potatoes being smaller anyway. I don't know how true this is, I've never done any trials. There’s also those gardeners who rub off some of the sprouts after chitting. Apparently, if you leave only a couple of sprouts on the potato you will get a smaller number of potatoes but they will be bigger. I leave all the sprouts on mine as I don’t mind my potatoes being smaller anyway. I don’t know how true this is, I’ve never done any trials.

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