YOUNGSTERS unearthed some treats when they harvested potatoes they had planted.

Pupils at Park Way Primary School in South Park Road, Maidstone, dug up and weighed their spuds, with help from Potato Pete, who visited from the Potato Council on Monday with Birchington farmer Anthoyn Curwen.

The school is one of 10,000 across the country to take part in the Potato Council’s Grow Your Own Potatoes project.

They also cooked some of their potatoes in some healthy recipes.

Head teacher Karen Dhanecha said: “The children have not only had great fun growing and harvesting their potatoes but they have learnt so much too. Nothing really beats seeing things for yourself and this has been an excellent educational activity, that has brought how things grow to life for the children.”