It’s fair to say that our crop(ette?) of potatoes was on the small side this year. Was it the heatwave? Should we have watered the plant more or less frequently, we wondered, as we counted out 11…(just 11?)…. potatoes? And, why were some of them so much bigger than the others? Lots of questions for Mrs Wake when she is next in school.

As we harvested, we noticed the roots that had grown from the seed potatoes, delivering water and nutrients from the soil into the growing potatoes.

The children placed orders for how they would like their potatoes to be served: plain, butter, butter and mint; just mint. Note the draw between butter and butter and mint.

Most children (and Mr Carter) were very enthusiastic about the taste of the potatoes with many coming back for seconds or thirds, sometimes to try a different variation. Ivar regretted his initial selection of plain but was impressed by the buttered potatoes. Isabelle loved their “sweetness”. Emilia was disappointed, though, and declared that potatoes should be served mashed and only mashed!

Most importantly, we really enjoyed the experience of eating something that we had planted and nurtured ourselves. We wonder what you might plant and grow at home over the summer?