Lifting Potatoes

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Lifting Potatoes
« on: July 23, 2017, 11:13 »
We have today lifted our first Maris Piper spuds which were planted on 3 May, and they are a decent size.  My question is, there were some very small spuds still attached to the tuber - so can I just re-plant them and let them grow on?  Thanks.

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2017, 08:16 »
You always get a few tiny spuds.  I'm not sure they will do much if you replant, but you could give it a go.   

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2017, 08:32 »
I've never had any luck replanting like that, but instead have managed to gentle pull out some large tubers without too much disturbance, and then the plant has continued to grow for a little while, especially in dampish conditions, and with varieties that are not yellowing off at the end of their natural lives
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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2017, 20:05 »
You always get a few tiny spuds.  I'm not sure they will do much if you replant, but you could give it a go.
when i said re-plant, i meant just put the whole plant back in the ground,  with the tiny spuds still attached. Sorry if i was not being clear on that point!😐😐

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2017, 22:42 »
Maris Piper is a maincrop potato and ideally should be given 18-20 weeks before lifting. Planting on May 3rd they would not normally be ready till late September. Leave them in the ground and the little ones will turn into big ones !

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2017, 06:59 »
Maris Piper is a maincrop potato and ideally should be given 18-20 weeks before lifting. Planting on May 3rd they would not normally be ready till late September. Leave them in the ground and the little ones will turn into big ones !
OK, thank you, I will leave them to continue growing.  The joys of being a newbie! :nowink: :nowink:

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2017, 21:17 »
Not pulling my maincrops for another six or seven weeks yet, hoping for some good tubers.

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2017, 10:59 »
we wait for the top growth to die back before lifting the mains.
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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2017, 13:46 »
Maris Piper is a maincrop potato and ideally should be given 18-20 weeks before lifting. Planting on May 3rd they would not normally be ready till late September. Leave them in the ground and the little ones will turn into big ones !
OK, thank you, I will leave them to continue growing.  The joys of being a newbie! :nowink: :nowink:

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2017, 14:58 »
ive just lifted my maris piper spuds and found them very holed. is there anything you can add to soil to combat this for next year

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2017, 19:55 »
ive just lifted my maris piper spuds and found them very holed. is there anything you can add to soil to combat this for next year

It could be wireworms or slugs.  There is a bit on wireworms here.

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/potatoes/wireworm-potatoes-control/

If it is slugs, there are varieties which are more slug resistant.   I usually have a furtle of any maincrops pretty early to check, as my soil is heavy and slugs can be a problem. 

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2017, 18:57 »
The worst sort of weather with more to come. Am thinking my 18 week old King Edwards will have to have their dodgy tops cut tomorrow. Always difficult for me to tell the start of possible blight and don't want to take the risk. I'm an early potato person at heart.  Could do with another couple of weeks at least I guess, but one I lifted yesterday was a great crop, even though it still had some marbles still to grow.
My Desirees will be ready now even though their greens are looking healthier than the King Edwards.

Glad my outdoor tomatoes are Crimson crush.

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Re: Lifting Potatoes
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2017, 08:03 »
We had the same sort of debate when Freefolk asked about main crop spuds before.  You gamble between leaving them in and risking blight\slugs\rats or lift them and enjoy what you did get.

I'm through the Charlottes and yesterday lifted another few Kestrel.  I have about 6 plants of these left and they are coming out pretty large now, but that's fine.  Kestrel are a good second early or early main.  There are a few small ones, but I'll use them together in something like a curry.

My mains are Kifli and Sarpo Axona.  They are looking very strong and healthy and are supposed to be blight resistant, so fingers crossed.




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