Nghe An farmers dig up a 77 kg potato

According to Mr. Nguyen Nhu Buu (72 years old) - the owner of the above potato, on the afternoon of January 23, he started harvesting the potato bush that he had planted 10 months ago. At first, he was the only one digging, but then he saw that the potato was too big, so he called people around the house to help.

After a digging session, the potato was tied with a rope and carried into the house to the surprise of many people.

The giant potato weighs 77 kg.

After being brought into the house, the "giant" potato was put on the scale, weighing 77 kg, making many people "shocked". The potato was about 0.8 m high, consisting of many branches tightly packed together to form a solid block. "When I first brought the potato up, I thought it was about 45 kg, but when I weighed it, it was almost double, so surprising" - Mr. Buu shared.

Mr. Buu got this potato variety from his neighbor's house, last year this family also grew a potato weighing more than 70 kg. This is a local potato variety that has existed for a long time, the tubers are large, the inside is white, people often cut them into small pieces to boil or cook sweet soup, it has a rich, fragrant taste. This year, in addition to Mr. Buu's family harvesting a large potato, another family nearby also grew a potato weighing 53 kg.

Mr. Nguyen Nhu Buu said: It took many people to carry this potato from the garden into the house.

Mr. Buu said that his family planted this type of potato last year, but this year the tubers are bigger, possibly due to a change in technique. Last year, he dug a hole and placed the seed potatoes in it. When the potatoes had tubers, they were deep underground. This year, he did not dig the soil but built a mound of soil with manure, dry leaves, and powdered soil, etc., and then planted the potatoes on top. This may have helped the potatoes grow more easily. Mr. Buu said: "Since the sprouts, the potato plant has only 3 branches climbing on the mahogany tree, which is quite simple, but I don't know why the tubers are so big."

Hearing that Mr. Buu’s family had dug up a “huge” potato, many curious people inside and outside the commune came to see it. Currently, the 77 kg potato is being placed by Mr. Buu’s family in front of the church yard for everyone to admire. Mr. Buu said that his family split the potato close to Tet and gave each family a little bit to use as seeds and to eat for fun.