Harvesting Java Maincrop Potatoes

Harvesting three buckets of Java Maincrop Potatoes this morning and removing blue pipe hoops from the onions beds. I spent over 3 hours on the plot but needed a rest between sorting out each bucket load. Overcast but dry and around 14C. Spuds to be shared with Emma (daughter) and Elaine (Sister).

First bucket of Java maincrop potatoes emptied on the large tray on the raised bed. Nice to see some good sized spuds showing and dropping out when I lifted the bucket off.

With my mobility issues there is no way I will go back to growing in the ground, it's potatoes in buckets all the way now.

First Bucket opened out and spuds exposed, ready for the picking

First Buckets worth brushed clean and put in tray, with one really nice Jacket Potato worthy spud.

Second Bucket load of Java Potatoes another good large Jacket Potato worth spud, that's me and Kelly sorted.

Second Bucket load of Java Potatoes another good large Jacket Potato worth spud, that's me and Kelly sorted.

Third Bucket of Java Potatoes, again a nice indication of what I was going to find when I worked my way into the soil.

Green Tray on the left is the first & second buckets of potatoes and in the right tray pre brushed off potatoes, that I brushed clean and bagged up for my sister Elaine. I have another six buckets of Java potatoes yet to harvest.