When are my potatoes ready?

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When are my potatoes ready?
« on: July 13, 2011, 13:30 »
 I have 3 types of potatoes on my plot and have had lots of advice on when to dig them up. Is it when they flower, when the flowers die off or when they yellow.
 I am growing International kidney, Kestrel and Cara.
 Help please!!   :unsure:

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Re: When are my potatoes ready?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 14:05 »
International Kidney is a first early, generally used as a "new" spud. Eat when big enough - have a "furtle" to see what's there.

Kestrel is a second early, often grown as an early maincrop - I let mine grow to maturity, so that's when the foliage dies down.

Cara is a maincrop - as above.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: When are my potatoes ready?
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2011, 14:21 »
Great, thanks for that. Will have a look tomorrow - weather permitting.

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Re: When are my potatoes ready?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2011, 21:45 »
I am growing Vivaldi which is a second early but can i think be treated as a first. Has any one got any experience with this variety.

I have 2 containers and am tempted to gather one after flowering and one after the leaves have died down.

Then next year I will know  ::)

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Re: When are my potatoes ready?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2011, 20:24 »
I am growing Vivaldi which is a second early but can i think be treated as a first. Has any one got any experience with this variety.

I have 2 containers and am tempted to gather one after flowering and one after the leaves have died down.

Then next year I will know  ::)

Please see your other thread for answers, grubbypaws  :)
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: When are my potatoes ready?
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2011, 21:30 »
 ::)

Whoops. Got interrupted and thought I hadn't posted this, hence other post.

Tatties for brains ; sorry


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