This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows. Northern Ireland's average daily high temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in July and 6 °C (43 °F) in January. Soil type: Clay

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Potato Pentland Javelin Harvest

This week I harvested my potatoes, Pentland Javelin, which were planted as seed potatoes on 21 March 2015. 

In a 40 by 32 inch planting space, I had put in 10 small seed potatoes. The end result was a harvest of 9.1kg or approx 20 pounds. 

So far, I've baked them and made chunky oven chips and they taste great. They have a good texture after cooked.

They grew relatively pest free and have a very clean, light coloured skin. I'd definitely recommend them for the Irish weather.

Where I made space, taking out the potatoes, I've planted salad crops (mustard greens, salad bowl, mizuna, and radish) so I can continue my summer salad eating regime.

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8 comments:

  1. Jo@awholeplotoflove19 August 2015 at 09:35

    That's quite a harvest for a small space, I have a similar sized tub so perhaps I will give this variety a go next year. I like the sound of home-grown chunky chips x

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  2. Mark Willis19 August 2015 at 09:50

    They look very nice, and at about 900g per seed tuber that is a good yield.

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  3. David Shinn20 August 2015 at 05:26

    Kelli,were these in the ground or contained?
    This year the potatoes that I grew in clean compost in pots were very small because of the dry spell but totally slug free,whereas the ones in my clay soil on the plot have lots of skin scab and about 25% are slug damaged.

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    1. Kelli23 August 2015 at 04:50

      Hi David, the potatoes were grown in a raised bed that had been filled with soil, compost and some seaweed.

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  4. Sue Garrett21 August 2015 at 01:27

    To say it has been dry this year our potatoes seem to have done very well. Snap I've been sowing salad seeds in our raised bed too.

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  5. ann22 August 2015 at 18:22

    Your potatoes look so good. Healthy. We planted Yukon Gold, my favorite, white, and red, another favorite. What is your favorite way to cook them? I like to boil them then smother them with butter, garlic powder and chives. And potato soup with lots of cheese and bacon. Fall greens sound pretty good, too.

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    1. Kelli23 August 2015 at 04:52

      Hi Ann, My favourite way to eat potatoes is mashed. Recently I added kale to mash and it was quite good. Tonight I think I will add kale and bacon to mash!

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  6. Jo23 August 2015 at 11:24

    I've grown Pentland Javelin in the past and have been impressed with them. I may give them a go again alongside my usual varieties.

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