Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were absolutely
delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than shop-bought
produce.

They're Nadines, grown in plastic bags (the ones specifically for potato
growing) on a concrete patio, planted first week in June in B&Q compost, I
didn't fertilise or add anything else, other than water every now and then.
Creamy, no skin, no knobbly bits, no slugs, no worms! Beginners luck,
probably.

I'm hooked!

"Gilly" wrote in message
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: Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were absolutely
: delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than
shop-bought
: produce.
:
: They're Nadines, grown in plastic bags (the ones specifically for potato
: growing) on a concrete patio, planted first week in June in B&Q compost, I
: didn't fertilise or add anything else, other than water every now and
then.
: Creamy, no skin, no knobbly bits, no slugs, no worms! Beginners luck,
: probably.
:
: I'm hooked!
:
Well done, there's nothing quite like the taste of home grown vegetables

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:49:38 GMT, Gilly wrote:

Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were absolutely
delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than shop-bought
produce.

Great aren't they?

--
Tim C.

"Gilly" wrote in message
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Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were absolutely
delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than
shop-bought
produce.

They're Nadines, grown in plastic bags (the ones specifically for potato
growing) on a concrete patio, planted first week in June in B&Q compost, I
didn't fertilise or add anything else, other than water every now and
then.
Creamy, no skin, no knobbly bits, no slugs, no worms! Beginners luck,
probably.

I'm hooked!



Well done. Nadine is my favourite potato anyway. They are delicious.

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:02:05 +0100, pammyT wrote:

"Gilly" wrote in message
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Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were absolutely
delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than
shop-bought
produce.

They're Nadines, grown in plastic bags (the ones specifically for potato
growing) on a concrete patio, planted first week in June in B&Q compost, I
didn't fertilise or add anything else, other than water every now and
then.
Creamy, no skin, no knobbly bits, no slugs, no worms! Beginners luck,
probably.

I'm hooked!



Well done. Nadine is my favourite potato anyway. They are delicious.

Another one for my list for next year. :-)
--
Tim C.

"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were
absolutely
delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than
shop-bought
produce.

Just wait till you taste your first home-grown tomatoes, lettuce,
beans, sweetcorn, peas, mangetout....

Janet
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I totally agree with the delights of home grown~~ though I have begun
to make a few exceptions. Peas~~ the grandchildren recently asked " Why
can't you grow real peas?" They missed the very first pickings and an even
cropping is very ephemeral. They've become used to frozen peas of a standard
quality throughout the year!!
Swede turnips~~ours have never been able to compete with red soil
specimens~~ we use a lot.
Main crop carrots, to be stored, are no better [usually worse] than
'boughten' and my neighbour can supply late potatoes cheaper than I can buy
the seed. He grows hundreds of tons and a number of varieties. They are as
near 'home-grown as makes no difference.
With few exceptions I have always preferred immature vegetables~~ these,
and the unusual, are the most outstanding from the garden.
Best Wishes Brian

"Gilly" wrote in message
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Yesterday I ate my first ever home-grown potatoes and they were absolutely
delicious. I didn't realise they would taste so much better than
shop-bought
produce.


Tonight our mashed potato came from the allotment, as did the red onion
which formed the basis of the red onion and red wine sauce which accompanied
the steak. As I am not allowed to keep livestock we enjoyed fillet steak
from Waitrose.

Tomorrow the salad will be accompanied by some home-grown beetroot, quite
difficult to get in the East Midlands unless you like it drowned in vinegar.

Today I have earthed up a small garden crop of "marfona" potatoes which I
hope will provide for Christmas dinner. Can be a bit of a gamble but usually
survive the frosts if well earthed-up, mulched, and near the house.

-=# Amos E Wolfe #=-