Spud Harvest

24 Comments on “Spud Harvest”

1. #1 Clair
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 8:43 am

   Living the Good Life, yay!
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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:50 am

   @Clair, yes, although if we had to sustain ourself purely on our produce I imagine we’d go very very hungry.

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   Clair Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:54 am

   @Dan, well…you’ve been wanting to lose weight haven’t you ;)
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2. #2 SingleParentDad
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 9:12 am

   Awesome.

   Did I show you my tats when you were here?
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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

   @SingleParentDad, I’m going to ignore the smutty overtones that we’ve all come to expect from you and answer you straight.

   You showed me the spot where they used to be, but I think you’d eaten them all by the time we came.

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3. #3 Brit in Bosnia
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 10:08 am

   They look great. We’ve got some potatoes in our veggie patch but I have no idea when I should dig them up (did I mention this is my first attempt at growing anything, there’s a whole lot of green in the potato section but how do I know when they are ready?)

   Congrats on the seventh heaven spot in top 100 bloggers. Well deserved, particularly as you do make me laugh a lot.
   Brit in Bosnia´s last blog ..Allotment Jealousy

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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   @Brit in Bosnia, When the potatoe plants start to flower they are ready to be dug up. The flowers won’t be anything spectacular though so you have to keep a relatively close eye on them. if in doubt have a root rond at their base to see if there are any big uns there.

   and Thanks for the congratulations. I was a bit surprised I ranked so high up, but I’m guessing it might have something to do with a combination of being around for quite a while (and so building up lots of links) and my habit of answering each comment with another comment. I can’t see me being particularly “influential” really.

   Still, it’s nice to be listed.

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4. #4 Amanda Jane
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

   nothing tastes better than home grown, home cooked food! Those are great looking taters! and what a way to show off the size, an old advertising trick.. small hands make aproduct look bigger :)

   PS: thanks for the long list of blogs you follow.. they have kept me entertained during my days at work. I work in transportation, mostly autoparts.. if you haven’t heard, our auto industry is suffering..- work here is dreadfully slow

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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

   @Amanda Jane, glad to be of service. and at least your country still has an auto industry. Ours died in the 80s.

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5. #5 Arjan
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

   I don’t have a garden so I’ll have to buy them at the supermarket I guess…
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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

   @Arjan, I suspect that is a much much easier way of doing it anyway (and cheaper)

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6. #6 Penelope
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

   Oh well done! They look wonderful! I bet the children loved picking something that you can cook. I remember growing potatoes at infant school (a squillion years ago) and we cooked and ate them. I was so thrilled by the whole thing.
   Penelope´s last blog ..Costa Fortune!

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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

   @Penelope, the kids were pretty excited about picking them, but fairly blase about cooking and eating them. If it doesn’t have any e numbers in it’s hard to stir there interest in fod at the moment.

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7. #7 Xbox4NappyRash
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 7:10 pm

   I just know Evan’s next move after that first shot was to rub his hands in his face.
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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:09 pm

   @Xbox4NappyRash, better his face than mine.

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8. #8 Steve
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 8:19 pm

   Hats off to you. Your kids are getting so many great lessons in life just from seeing you do this. (Although they could include ‘How to put your back out’ if you keep digging like that.)
   Steve´s last blog ..The weather…. aaaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!

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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 8:25 pm

   @Steve, to be fair the ground was very loosened due to previous digging, but point taken.

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9. #9 James (SeattleDad)
   on Jul 20th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

   Chicken manure makes for a great spud harvest, eh?
   James (SeattleDad)´s last blog ..Interact with me: Book Edition

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   Dan Reply:
   July 20th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

   @James (SeattleDad), it certainly is. although to be honest i’m using most of it at the moment for a self invented special hair tonic to promote luxurious follicle growth.

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10. #10 Kevin Spencer
    on Jul 20th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    I remember harvesting the spuds from my Dad’s garden when we were nippers. Glad to see some British traditions haven’t altered ;-)
    Kevin Spencer´s last blog ..Music Videos Then

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    Dan Reply:
    July 20th, 2009 at 11:30 pm

    @Kevin Spencer, there’s nothing quite like lifting up the soil to find them just lying there ready to be picked up. Great stuff.

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11. #11 mo
    on Jul 28th, 2009 at 8:02 am

    i planted spud seeds on the 01/07/09,they started to come through
    17th,the ground i planted in was coverd in green3 leaf weeds
    i,used vedone lawn weed killer,which says only kills weeds not any thing else.i have notice that most of the spud plant are still growing,but some plants seem to have gone back,will they come on ,is the other plants alright to let them grow on
    i also have supds growing in another area they are flowering are thy ready to left.

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    Dan Reply:
    July 28th, 2009 at 8:19 am

    @mo, I imagine the weed killer wouldn’t have done the spuds any good. When it says “only kills weeds” it probably just means “doesn’t kill grass”. To be honest I wouldn’t eat potatoes that have had weedkiller on them.

    Flowering spuds are ready to lift

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12. #12 mo
    on Jul 28th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    i planted spud seeds on the 01/07/09,they started to come through 17th, the ground i planted in was coverd in green 3 leaf weeds
    i,used verdone lawn weed killer,which says only kills weeds not any thing else,i have noticed that most of the sdud plants are still growing ,but some plants seem to have gone back.will they come on,is the other plants alright to let them grow on,i also have spuds growing in another area ,thet are flowering are they ready to left

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