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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: peedee555 on June 25, 2013, 14:35

Title: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: peedee555 on June 25, 2013, 14:35

dont normally grow potatoes but thought i would have a go there are quite a few flowers is this a good thing or a bad thing

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: arugula on June 25, 2013, 14:38

It is quite normal on many varieties, but not all produce flowers.

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: peedee555 on June 25, 2013, 14:55

ok thanks wont pick them off then  :nowink:

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: arugula on June 25, 2013, 15:00

This is a handy website, it is linked elsewhere from here, but you might not have seen it.

http://varieties.potato.org.uk/menu.php?

You can search any variety you might be growing or want to grow - I usually just do quick search - and you'll get some information and pictures.

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: Beetroot queen on June 25, 2013, 17:07

Quote from: peedee555 on June 25, 2013, 14:55

ok thanks wont pick them off then  :nowink:

I am pretty sure its DD that says if there was any benefit to picking them off every farmer in the land would be doing it, which they dont. I did the first year till i heard that and now i dont bother.  :)

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: fatcat1955 on June 25, 2013, 18:04

Now is the time to give them a heavy watering.

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: Kirpi on June 25, 2013, 20:44

Quote from: fatcat1955 on June 25, 2013, 18:04

Now is the time to give them a heavy watering.

in this rain?  :ohmy: :D

Title: Re: potatoes..flowers or no flowers
Post by: hanssg on June 25, 2013, 21:07

you will be surprised just how much water they need have a feel of the soil i bet its not as wet as you think.