Chatting to a farmer in the village this morning, I was warned - his main and mid-crop potatoes are shooting in the ground, even though the tops have dies down. I hadn't thought of looking at those yet, as we are working through what has been a really good crop of early ones - Belle de Fontenay.
We've now lifted all the mid-seasoned-skinned crop and yes, at least a third of really good-sized potatoes are shooting, green healthy, annoying shoots!
Should I break them off do you think, and store them as usual, keeping a regular eye on them? i'm hoping they will keep reasonably. We'll just have to eat more potatoes quickly!