I put a post in about these spuds in another section, but things are getting worse so we'll try in this section.
The main problem is boiling in the water. They turn nearly to soup. I shan't be boiling any more of them. Chips made with them are very dry and floury. Microwaved they aren't bad, but still very dry ..... need lots of butter. When I need mash in the future I shall do the spuds as jacket spuds in the oven, then skin them and mash them.
Anybody throw any light on as to why they are like this? Not enough/too much water? Fertiliser? I usually prepare ground with growmore then occasionally feed with tomato feed. When I harvested, it was done on a nice bright and sunny days with spuds left on top to harden off for several hours. Stored in a paper sack in a dark shed.
BTW: quite a few had a bit of scab, nothing serious though.
The main problem is boiling in the water. They turn nearly to soup. I shan't be boiling any more of them. Chips made with them are very dry and floury. Microwaved they aren't bad, but still very dry ..... need lots of butter. When I need mash in the future I shall do the spuds as jacket spuds in the oven, then skin them and mash them.
Anybody throw any light on as to why they are like this? Not enough/too much water? Fertiliser? I usually prepare ground with growmore then occasionally feed with tomato feed. When I harvested, it was done on a nice bright and sunny days with spuds left on top to harden off for several hours. Stored in a paper sack in a dark shed.
BTW: quite a few had a bit of scab, nothing serious though.
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