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... from planting until they show above ground? Mine have been in for about 6 weeks, during which time they've been subjected to every type of weather imaginable, and so far they're a no-show. As I've never grown these before, am I just being impatient, or do you think they've rotted in wet ground? From what I've read about them, have I become the first person in history not to be able to grow these? :-[

Cheers,
Rob ;)

I've been wondering the exact same thing, can't remember when I planted mine, but it was a while ago now and there is not a sign of them.

SP x

They'll be fine. They take a while to come up.  Having cut mine down over winter I'm still waiting for the buds to break the surface.

I re-planted mine today. A good root system and the first new shoots but I wouldn`t expect them to show above ground just yet

Yes like cleo I have dug mine upp to resite them and they have only got a bit of root growth so will take a fews week yet (planted mine back in 2nd week January)
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I plated my in the autumn whne I was given some (could be bothered to store them and wait until spring).  No sign of mine yet either.

Last year I bought some from Waitrose to eat - forgot about them,  after many weeks found them sprouting at the bottom of the fridge so rather than chuck them out we planted them at allotment and we've had absolute kilos to dig up all winter.
A lot of them were VERY knobbly though - but I've heard this is to do with lack of water.

Patience is the order of the day I would say!

I hope you do not rue the day you planted them they can be a bit thugish I took ages to remove them from the plot I inherited.

I suggest regular root pruning!

I must say each year they grow like mad in the tipping area I dumped them in, but all is not lost; they form a good windbreak later in the year.

No sign of mine yet either, as said they can take over if you are not careful with removing all tubers come cropping time, but thats a way off yet.

I hope you do not rue the day you planted them they can be a bit thugish I took ages to remove them from the plot I inherited.

Tee Gee that is why I hammer on about taking some of the best tubers and planting them somewhere else.It gives one chance to clear the ground of baby ones that give a forrest of runt growth

Thanks everyone, will be patient and wait for them to do their thing (and get on with all the other things I should be doing!).

Cheers,
Rob ;)

They won't rot in wet ground.. mine have spent weeks under water before now and still come up in late spring...
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