Well that would depend on how old they were my reply was what happened in my experience. Mine are lifted reasonably regularly so I don't get unmanageable clumps as I have had in the past. Lucifer is particularly vigorous.
I found this digging in an allotment I took over so I am afraid I have not idea what has grown from it in the past. The whole thing is about 7 inches long and 4 inches thick. There were no roots sticking off of it.
This is very hard, I thought it was a rock at first. I broke one of the round bits off with some effort and they are all attached with a narrow stem. I will wash it off the next time I go to the allotment so you all can get a better look.
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Well that would depend on how old they were my reply was what happened in my experience. Mine are lifted reasonably regularly so I don't get unmanageable clumps as I have had in the past. Lucifer is particularly vigorous.
But peacepuffin hasn`t done that, Bilje.
I found this digging in an allotment I took over so I am afraid I have not idea what has grown from it in the past. The whole thing is about 7 inches long and 4 inches thick. There were no roots sticking off of it.
Have you washed them off to see how they're stuck together?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Slice one of the tubers open and smell it. If it looks like potato and smells like potato.. They can grow into some very odd shapes:
http://timesleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?avis=TL&date=20090930&category=news&lopenr=309309997&Ref=AR
Bob, I agree with you, they are spuds.
This is very hard, I thought it was a rock at first. I broke one of the round bits off with some effort and they are all attached with a narrow stem. I will wash it off the next time I go to the allotment so you all can get a better look.
Just take a veg knife to it and peel it pp. You'll recognise a spud
In the sticks near Peterborough
Sorry this took so long but here are a couple extra photos. I really do not think they are potatoes
Corms of some sort in my opinion.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.