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May to June New Potatoes

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Spring and Summer Cooking with a Veg Box (Riverford Companions)
Spring and Summer Cooking with a Veg Box (Riverford Companions)

By Guy Watson

Published 2015

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New potatoes were traditionally grown on the coastal fringes of western Britain, including the Channel Islands and the Isles of Scilly where maritime air warmed by the Gulf Stream gave protection from frost and allowed planting in January for lifting in May when prices were at their peak. These ¿fields were fertilised by seaweed gathered on local beaches, which may have contributed to the favour.

Good things come to those who wait but growers and traders have become impatient. Sadly quick growth, pushed on by water and nitrogen fertiliser and aided by breeding for precocity alone has produced some early potatoes which are staggeringly tasteless. Perhaps my taste buds are fading but even Jersey Royals with their with their EU PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) status, seem pretty average to me today.

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