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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Philbasford on August 03, 2010, 09:49:53

Title: Taking tops of potatoes
Post by: Philbasford on August 03, 2010, 09:49:53

When peeps take thier tops of the main crop potatoes how long do they normally leave them in the ground before they harvest them

Anyone harvesting them yet?

Title: Re: Taking tops of potatoes
Post by: Tulipa on August 03, 2010, 10:13:28

If there is any sign of blight I leave them for 2 weeks, hope that helps  :)

Title: Re: Taking tops of potatoes
Post by: Philbasford on August 03, 2010, 10:30:56

thanks, thats why took the tops of at the weekend,due to seeing signs of blight, so of they came!

Title: Re: Taking tops of potatoes
Post by: Kepouros on August 03, 2010, 20:44:16

If they were blighted make sure that you clean up all the debris, then leave them for at least 14 days which allows the spores to die of as well as allowing the skins to set.

However, cutting the tops down is a last resort.  If your find blight there is plenty you can do to keep the plants going for another couple of weeks to make sure that you get the best possible crop in the ciurcumstances