Christmas Potatoes Experiment

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The Christmas Potato experiment, for those of you that have been following developments, was a bit of a damp squib. A Christmas cracker with no crack, the Christmas present you smile about but really, did not want; a toilet roll dolly, a jar of wrinkle cream, comedy socks!

I got a few spuds, but nowhere near enough for a festive feast as you can see from the photo; the Eskimo Carrots you will note from the picture have been a success again and they are on the list of seeds I am ordering for 2025.

I think I probably sowed the seed potatoes too late. I will try again next year.

Christmas Potatoes


Cheers 🍺

Location: London Borough of Havering, UK

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