Pink Fir Apple record?

[up the iron]

I have just dug up my first ever pink fir apple and there were 54 spuds on one plant. Is this normal or a world record?

[Alison]

They can be quite prolific, I was amazed by mine last year - the first year that I'd grown them in open ground. What I'm more shocked by is how early you must have planted as they're main crop and therefore mine won't be ready until August! Have you grown them under cover to protect from early frosts? Enjoy them though, they're lovely.

[Nicos]

Cor blimey!!!


Well done you!

( does sound a lot- what did they all weigh?)

[HeyWayne]

I only planted mine in March kinda time - I think I'm with you Alison.

[up the iron]

pink fir

They were planted on 6th March, in my new polytunnel. They were about as big as golf balls. We have already eaten 2 rows of charlottes which were really to big for salad spuds but they had lost none of their flavour. The seed potatoes were "Taylors" and were chitted in a spare bedroom with the radiator turned off. I hope this is any help to anyone UTI

[Buleste]

My god mine are nowhere near being ready for digging up although I did plant them late (Late March/ early April). However they are great at producing oodles and oodles of gorgeous tatties.

[Two_Sheds]

I have just dug up my first ever pink fir apple and there were 54 spuds on one plant.

Photographic evidence, s'il vous plait

[up the iron]

ok Mr. 2 SHEDS

My son is home from Holland next weekend to watch the first england game as we are having a big bbq. I will ask him to take a photograph and to send you picture. myself and Mrs. Iron have only just found the "caps lock" button and don't know how to do the photo thing. UTI

[Two_Sheds]

You'll get a slap ...

[up the iron]

Well done

And some smoked eel

[cupcake]

I have a load of them coming up in my onion bed! OH swears he dug them all out!

[coreopsis]

I have a load of them coming up in my onion bed! OH swears he dug them all out!

Mine are growing with beetroots,strawbs,onions,on the path...So far I counted about 12 volunteers.The ground was turned over at least twice.Makes me wonder-maybe I should plant my next season spuds in the autumn?Certainly volunters know when to come out without being nipped by frost

[Plot10]

It might be too late to post on this thread but I can only manage on at lunchtimes.

I've grown PFAs for the first time this year and bought them quite late as someone at work said they were tasty. I planted a couple in buckets in early April and a few more on the plot in late April and only last week planted some more in black bags full of topsoil that I had lying around (I only realised last week that these could be gainfully employed as planters until I make my new raised beds in the autumn).

I assumed that because they were salad potatoes they would be early but if they're slow growing when (if at all) can I expect the ones I planted last week to be ready (as they're in bags they can hopefully be moved into the greenhouse before the first frost)?

[coreopsis]

I had them last year-planted exactly on 15th of May.I had to chop them down at the end of August(blight).I had loads of PFA,but smallish ones.Judging from their size I'd say they are late maincrop as maincrop Desirees planted at the same time were far mor bulky.

[Two_Sheds]

I'd say they are late maincrop

yeah, they are