Potato harvest comparison

There was lots more sunshine today but it was a bit breezy. Although the morning felt a little cool it warmed up in the afternoon sunshine but it wasn't by any means a blazing hot summers day. By late evening we had a little light rain.

Our potato crop has been the surprise of the year. It's been so dry that I hardly dared anticipate any crop at all other than a few tiny potatoes. This was backed up by the rather pathetic looking haulms that the crop produced.

This is as good as the potato tops looked this year. The haulms didn't really grow much more and certainly didn't take over the grass paths which they normally do.


However the crop underneath, which after all is what matters, has been excellent and a big surprise. The table below shows the weight of crops harvested in 2010 and this year.

I've only Nicola left to lift of this year's crop. Most crops have matched last year's despite the extremely dry conditions. They haven't been directly watered although they have received some water as a bonus when the sprinkler reached more than the intended crop.

Our potato of the year would have to go to Winston. It produced an excellent tasty crop of early potatoes in sacks and an excellent crop from the tubers planted normally. A must grow potato for next year.

                                                                     Potatoes - Winston