Spuds u Grow

[rosebud]

My spuds have lots and lots of flowers on them , what happens next do i wait untill the flowers die and then dig up or what do i do , please.

[rosebud]

[plimsoll plot]

you can dig some now if want salad spuds the little one, but i wait till the flowers die then dig them as i need them ;)

[jennym]

Have a furtle around and see if there are any worth digging yet! (How can you resist having a peek??) :)

[Leonnie]

For earlies I have a scrabble around in the soil to see what's there when the flowers develop, usually there's salad sized new potatoes which you can lift as and when you need them. The longer they're in the ground for after flowering the larger the potatoes. Lift and use when you need them, earlies don't store well. For maincrop I wait until the foliage wilts and dies back, then they're ready for lifting and storing. Unless you're hit with the dreaded blight, in which case you cut off the foliage asap, lift and use fairly quickly as the tubers won't store well.

[rosebud]

Thanks folks , i shall have a rummage around later today, been tormenting  me waiting to have a look. Cheers Rosebud.