One thing i look forward to is jerseys. I know the winter is over and spring is here, even if its -20 or snowing. Have had them since i was a toddler mashed up to the present day. Now 68 looking forward to this years. Keep up the good work, I'm a great fan. 🎉❤
Yes spuds and toms. They sometimes have a break if the skin of the pollytunnel comes off during a storm or high winds. We will then leave it fallow for a year.
Thanks, plenty of compost / muck. If you look back at this video it shows us spreading it in the tunnels before it was worked down ready to plant. th-cam.com/video/smyBtE40XmA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6T8NtEWAa_pInuWE
Thanks. Perhaps someone could explain why Jersey Royal potatoes texture has changed over the years. I speak on behalf of a lot of people. For sometime Sainsbury's supplier were about the best being more waxy and firmer than the floury ones purchased elsewhere. Recently Sainsbury's stock have become more floury. For that reason I have stopped buying them.
Thanks for question Im not sure why, I think the way we have to pack and send them to the supermarkets hasn’t helped. They are all washed now and this can reduce the flavour. The best way we find is to harvest and sell them with the skins still dirty but unfortunately consumer demands have changed and people don’t like buying a dirty potato any more. We grow a small area of organic too. If ever you get the chance try either Abel and Cole or Riverford, we supply them and they still take them with ground on their skins.
@@masterfarms Thanks. I had to laugh about the demand for 'washed pots' excuse the pun. In essence you are or were, bit by bit, exporting your farmland.
@@masterfarms I wouldn't be surprised if this turned into a cyclic thing - the market wants clean potatoes, then after some time unwashed potatoes become fashionable, and therefore (obviously!) more expensive.
Usually early season they tend to be sold on the wholesale market mainly into London. As we move further into April they start to be distributed to all supermarkets across the UK. Price is the reason why. Early on the price is high which limits sales as the price drops sales increase.
Thanks I guess you’ll say I’m bias but I disagree! I think a lot of it is down to how they are packaged now compared to years ago. Sometimes washed, left in a plastic packet exposed to daylight for too long, unfortunately that’s what the supermarkets want and we can’t change that. If you can find some with the skins still dirty they are always the best. Thanks for watching.
One thing i look forward to is jerseys. I know the winter is over and spring is here, even if its -20 or snowing. Have had them since i was a toddler mashed up to the present day. Now 68 looking forward to this years. Keep up the good work, I'm a great fan. 🎉❤
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Do you grow spuds in there every year does the soil not get sick of grow potatoes and tomatoes which are the same family
Yes spuds and toms. They sometimes have a break if the skin of the pollytunnel comes off during a storm or high winds. We will then leave it fallow for a year.
That's lovely soil in those polytunnels, how do you keep it fertile?
Thanks, plenty of compost / muck. If you look back at this video it shows us spreading it in the tunnels before it was worked down ready to plant. th-cam.com/video/smyBtE40XmA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6T8NtEWAa_pInuWE
Is the variety still called "International Kidney" or is it a different variety ?
Thanks.
Yes in Jersey it’s the Jersey Royal but we are the only ones who can use the Jersey Royal name.
Thanks. Perhaps someone could explain why Jersey Royal potatoes texture has changed over the years. I speak on behalf of a lot of people. For sometime Sainsbury's supplier were about the best being more waxy and firmer than the floury ones purchased elsewhere. Recently Sainsbury's stock have become more floury. For that reason I have stopped buying them.
Thanks for question Im not sure why, I think the way we have to pack and send them to the supermarkets hasn’t helped. They are all washed now and this can reduce the flavour. The best way we find is to harvest and sell them with the skins still dirty but unfortunately consumer demands have changed and people don’t like buying a dirty potato any more. We grow a small area of organic too. If ever you get the chance try either Abel and Cole or Riverford, we supply them and they still take them with ground on their skins.
@@masterfarms Thanks. I had to laugh about the demand for 'washed pots' excuse the pun. In essence you are or were, bit by bit, exporting your farmland.
@@masterfarms I wouldn't be surprised if this turned into a cyclic thing - the market wants clean potatoes, then after some time unwashed potatoes become fashionable, and therefore (obviously!) more expensive.
Do you send any of the first earlies to the U.K ? normally here in Nottinghamshire we do not see Jersey Royals in the supermarkets till may.
Usually early season they tend to be sold on the wholesale market mainly into London. As we move further into April they start to be distributed to all supermarkets across the UK. Price is the reason why. Early on the price is high which limits sales as the price drops sales increase.
Do you grow anything else in the polytunnels after you have harvested the potatoes?
Yes we grow tomatoes. We will sow the tomatoes late March before transplanting them into the tunnels late April.
Cool! How do you harvest it? by hand or by machine?
Do you ventilate the tunnels to regulate co2?
You would want to increase CO2 beyond current levels if you want an increase in harvests!!
If the tunnels are sealed the co2 will be reduced as the plants grow, hence the need for air circulation from outside.
I have grown crops in tunnels, temperature regulation is the primary consideration for ventilation.
Why have Jersey potatoes lost all its flavour?,I don’t buy them anymore,just not worth the money .
Jersey Royals have lost their flavor because seaweed is not now harvested and used as a fertilizer. This reply is from a Guernseyman.
@@iansmartel5473due to EU regulations I believe.
@@Brian-1948 Jersey is not in the EU. Sold into UK. UK is not part of the EU.
These aren’t jersey royals. I’m actually surprised that they can be marketed as such.
Thanks I guess you’ll say I’m bias but I disagree! I think a lot of it is down to how they are packaged now compared to years ago. Sometimes washed, left in a plastic packet exposed to daylight for too long, unfortunately that’s what the supermarkets want and we can’t change that. If you can find some with the skins still dirty they are always the best. Thanks for watching.
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