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Title: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: kaparobi on July 07, 2011, 14:45:28

I have grown potatoes succesfully in the past but this year i seem to be having a real issue.

None of them are flowering. An old timer on the plot told me to just leave alone until they flowered but some of them are meant to have been harvested by now as they were first earlys. Is this really the case? Do potatoes have to flower before I can harvest? Should I just dig them up and see what is there and put it down as a bad year if they are no good?

Thanks

Kate

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: RenishawPhil on July 07, 2011, 14:49:46

Quote from: kaparobi on July 07, 2011, 14:45:28
I have grown potatoes succesfully in the past but this year i seem to be having a real issue.

None of them are flowering. An old timer on the plot told me to just leave alone until they flowered but some of them are meant to have been harvested by now as they were first earlys. Is this really the case? Do potatoes have to flower before I can harvest? Should I just dig them up and see what is there and put it down as a bad year if they are no good?

Thanks

Kate

It's worth trying a plant

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: GRACELAND on July 07, 2011, 14:51:15

yip dig one see whats under there worth a look

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: cornykev on July 07, 2011, 15:53:59

What earlies are they, as they don't all flower, have a firkle about in the soil with your hands and see what's there before you dig the plant up. ;D

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: RenishawPhil on July 07, 2011, 15:55:39

Quote from: cornykev on July 07, 2011, 15:53:59
What earlies are they, as they don't all flower, have a firkle about in the soil with your hands and see what's there before you dig the plant up. ;D

I did that once and got a slap!!!!

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: Ellen K on July 07, 2011, 15:58:07

Don't firkle about, just dig one up and see what's under there.

When did you plant them and have they been watered?

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: GRACELAND on July 07, 2011, 16:00:23

Quote from: DenbyVisitor on July 07, 2011, 15:58:07
Don't firkle about, just dig one up and see what's under there.

When did you plant them and have they been watered?

yea stop messing about dig one man and tell us the supence is killing us ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: kaparobi on July 15, 2011, 18:23:18

I dug and i have loads of potatoes. My friend who was meant to be watering allotment for me when i went away for 2 weeks admitted she only went once. Maybe it was down to a lack of water coupled with the fact that apparently one lot of them do not flower.
Thanks all.

Kate

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: Sally A on July 19, 2011, 19:11:31

My Lady Christl's planted early April I think....not a flower between them - may go and have a little dig.

Charlottes have been flowering for about 4 weeks now and they were planted slightly later.

Title: Re: Potatoes not flowering
Post by: Alex133 on July 21, 2011, 07:15:04

Don't worry about the flowers - Lady Christl should be well ready by now as a first early and could do with eating.

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