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I’ve just harvested one 35 litre pot of Pentland Javelin potatoes and the remaining 4 Red Duke of York plants, both after 14 weeks from a sowing on March 15th.
The pot yielded 2.5lb from two seed potatoes, although there appears to be some form of disease which we’ve not yet identified but won’t stop them being eaten.
The Red Duke of Yorks were very healthy but only yielded just under 2.5lb for 4 plants. Lots of stolons had formed but many of the micropotatoes didn’t grow on. We got about 10 potatoes per plant, although I did pull one RDoY out which was touching the adjacent Arran Pilots (which remain in the ground), so there may be a few more pulled when the APs come up in a couple of weeks time.
Not a great result, it has to be said, but at least some healthy potatoes to be eaten.