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How tall?
« on: May 13, 2009, 16:24 »
do potatoes grow, i have some in tubs and they are about 2 1/2 foot tall and bushy!!! they went in in feb...

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Re: How tall?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2009, 16:28 »
Generally not as tall as that!

Are they inside? Is that the height of the foliage, or the height of foliage plus the tub?
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: How tall?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2009, 16:33 »
yes they are just under 2 1/2 ft not including the pot.....  ???

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Re: How tall?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2009, 16:36 »
Are they outside? (Sorry about the 20 questions!).

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Re: How tall?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2009, 16:37 »
Yep outside


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Re: How tall?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 17:00 »
Blimey!

Probably won't grow a lot taller if they've been in 3 months.

Have they flowered yet, or have you had a scratch around to see what lies beneath?

Earlies, I take it?

How many questions do I have left?

Darn it, just used another one up!

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Re: How tall?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 17:10 »
My 1st earlies are about that size also and buds are forming nicely. Not checked on any spuds yet, but are hopping to get some soon.   
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Re: How tall?
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 17:19 »
I think eventual hight varies with variety. Some main crop go to 4-5 feet.

But the very early planting - less light conditions - would pull a bit on most of them , I'd think.
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Re: How tall?
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2009, 18:37 »
Last year my potatoes grew stems that were just over 6ft long. They all fell over and were awful to manage. The cropping was pretty poor also.
This year I have gone bcack to pot. So far 2 pots have grwon well but not as tall as yours, but they are still going.


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