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Flunky

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When to pull potatoes
« on: July 19, 2008, 10:28:38 »
I put my maris piper main crop in on march 13th. i have had a look and they seem ok. What sort of size am I looking for ?

The plant I checked had a lot of medium sized potatoes and some real small ones. How do I go about harvesting these ?

Thanks in advance.

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Chris Graham

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Re: When to pull potatoes
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2008, 10:31:11 »
ho ho ho I just asked the same  ;)
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Re: When to pull potatoes
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2008, 10:34:43 »
From mid- August. When the haulms die down.
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Tee Gee

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Re: When to pull potatoes
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2008, 12:56:28 »
I'm with Tim on this one although I don't know about mid August, that can be dependent on where you are and when you planted them, but I agree the dead/dying tops are the indicator.
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