First crop

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  1. Steve R

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    Just dug up the first of our first earlies for dinner tonight, the first food to come from our new plot and I'm delighted as back in mid Feb...the plot was still just grass.

    The variety is "Swift" and they where planted end of March.

    [​IMG]

    Steve...:)
     
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      Very nice Steve. makes it all worthwhile.
       
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      Well done Steve, and they will taste so much nicer being home grown.....enjoy your tea tonight [​IMG]
       
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      Excellent Steve:dbgrtmb:
       
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Well done Steve, thats quite an early return for some hard work.:thumbsup:
       
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      Nice clean looking spuds Steve :thumbsup:
       
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      That's amazing Steve. Well done!

      (Had me salivating looking at them)
       
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      Very nice Steve . I am going to have a look at mine tomorrow ,fingers crossed as it has been so dry here in Northants ..

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