tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post7249436518242030774..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Spuds We LikedVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-54081868999788561632009-02-06T12:07:00.000+00:002009-02-06T12:07:00.000+00:00Colleen - I had a similar experience at the FoodGr...Colleen - I had a similar experience at the FoodGroMe get together in Oxford last September. I didn't have anything. People with stuff to swap went first and luckily for me everyone was most generous and let me have something.<BR/><BR/>How about plants instead - do you have any raspberry canes that need a bit of thinning out or strawberry runners for instance?VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-44155737223594657202009-02-04T22:38:00.000+00:002009-02-04T22:38:00.000+00:00Ah, the Edzell Blue. grew it once. Beautiful col...Ah, the Edzell Blue. grew it once. Beautiful colour, but cannot for the life of me remember what it tasted like or yield.<BR/><BR/>We have a swapping day at Mudchute this weekend. Trouble is I have not bought a single seed or onion set or potato so have nothing to swap. Oooh, er. Any suggestions?colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-35235892458063048102009-02-04T14:08:00.000+00:002009-02-04T14:08:00.000+00:00Nutty gnome - that's a good idea, they'll keep the...Nutty gnome - that's a good idea, they'll keep the slugs away too!<BR/><BR/>Guyz! That would be fantastic - I'll keep an eye out for what you get up to!<BR/><BR/>MNG - they're so comforting aren't they. I have a potato recipe book, one of my favourites :)<BR/><BR/>Malmesbury Photography - welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Here's to the next one!<BR/><BR/>Gail - I grow those fingerling spuds too, they're delicious. Perhaps we can compare Yukon Gold potatoes later on in the year?<BR/><BR/>Petoskystone - it's pretty impressive, that guy's a walking potato heritage library!<BR/><BR/>Jan - glad you liked it. I've just joined your pay it forward meme via Anna (FGG)<BR/><BR/>Deb - I've got alkaline soil too and the spuds do fine, so I'm a little puzzled. Also mine won't be going in until March/April time!<BR/><BR/>TS - hope so, have emailed you<BR/><BR/>Anna - you can bet they'll be something later on in the year. I like your cheese thoughts ;)<BR/><BR/>Cinj - hello! That sounds a great idea. Threadspider and I have done that with ours, so we can grow more varieties this year.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-74648984417917001452009-02-04T00:36:00.000+00:002009-02-04T00:36:00.000+00:00That sounds like a nice time. I'd love a nice var...That sounds like a nice time. I'd love a nice variety of potatoes to grow in my garden, but I don't know what I'd do with all of the extras. There's no way I'd need so many having to buy 20 at a time. I wonder if the neighbors would be interested in going in with me on that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-79577839081798762342009-02-03T21:49:00.000+00:002009-02-03T21:49:00.000+00:00Sounds a grand day out VP especially with choccie ...Sounds a grand day out VP especially with choccie cake to round proceedings off. The two varieties you have chosen sound like cheeses. Look forward to seeing a photo of your harvest and a taste verdict :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49198410201496207042009-02-03T20:18:00.000+00:002009-02-03T20:18:00.000+00:00Sorry I missed it-but Cambridge was fun too.Catch ...Sorry I missed it-but Cambridge was fun too.Catch up soon, snow permitting?.Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-5373185647232439682009-02-03T18:55:00.000+00:002009-02-03T18:55:00.000+00:00I am planting the rest of my Yukon Gold seed potat...I am planting the rest of my Yukon Gold seed potatoes this afternoon. If they do well, I may try another variety to go with them next year. In years past potatoes did not do very well for me. Akaline soil seems to be the culprit.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-14376631904858429232009-02-03T15:57:00.000+00:002009-02-03T15:57:00.000+00:00Wow, so many varieties. Thanks for sharing some of...Wow, so many varieties. Thanks for sharing some of the history, too.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-55487526451326486612009-02-03T14:54:00.000+00:002009-02-03T14:54:00.000+00:00400 varieties! i'm speechless, but my fingers ...400 varieties! i'm speechless, but my fingers do ache at the thought. & i'm hungry :)petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-8929077466322542902009-02-03T14:27:00.000+00:002009-02-03T14:27:00.000+00:00Love potatoes...the famine brought a few of my rel...Love potatoes...the famine brought a few of my relatives to the States! Yukon Gold is a delicious potato. Lately I have been enjoying the little tiny fingerling potatoes. Roasted with a little sea salt...perfect. VP, your community sounds like a delightful place to live. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-87828082588086383082009-02-03T12:01:00.000+00:002009-02-03T12:01:00.000+00:00We went to the stalls in Malmesbury and got around...We went to the stalls in Malmesbury and got around 30 seed potatoes for our garden. What a great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49673753295739700022009-02-03T11:36:00.000+00:002009-02-03T11:36:00.000+00:00I would be in heaven there. Potatoes are my favori...I would be in heaven there. Potatoes are my favorite food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15285923793059412052009-02-03T10:27:00.000+00:002009-02-03T10:27:00.000+00:00What a great idea! We've heard of tomato tastings...What a great idea! We've heard of tomato tastings and apple tastings... but a potato-rama would be great!! hhhmmmm... ideas are brewing for our local community gardening group... hhhmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-1632806046717593322009-02-03T09:04:00.000+00:002009-02-03T09:04:00.000+00:00I'm really sorry I couldn't get to the Potato Day ...I'm really sorry I couldn't get to the Potato Day this year, but it looks like it was a good one!<BR/>I can't get hold of paper sacks, so have to use hessian sacks from the local coffee shop - makes the spuds smell interesting though!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.com