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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Chaz Hunter on May 26, 2004, 20:37:51

Title: Maincrop potatoes
Post by: Chaz Hunter on May 26, 2004, 20:37:51

My maincrop (Valor) have only been in the ground for a month, the tops are about 9" high but they are already developing flowerheads..is this normal? Strange because my second earlies (Charlotte) have been in the ground for 2 months and not a sign of flowers!

Title: Re:Maincrop potatoes
Post by: kingkano on May 26, 2004, 21:42:55

seems a bit quick to me.  have you earthed them up much yet?

Title: Re:Maincrop potatoes
Post by: Chaz Hunter on May 26, 2004, 21:48:01

Earthed them up by about 2/3 , just wondering whether I was sent seed with wrong labels on.

Title: Re:Maincrop potatoes
Post by: philcooper on May 27, 2004, 09:23:04

I would have thought it's a bit early for Valor but according to http://194.128.220.6/web01/aweb/td004/td_01204.htm (http://194.128.220.6/web01/aweb/td004/td_01204.htm) Charlotte only flowers occasionally