[fletcherbaker]

Hi all i have flowers on my 1st earlies (pentland javelin) for over a week now do i wait for them to die off before i harvest not sure!

[Ivor Backache]

Not really necessary. I have been lifting PJ for twp weeks and they have not all flowered. But then I need the space for brassicas. If you are not in a rush then just pull away the soil and take the largest potatoes that you need, and leave the plant to grow on.

[mumofstig]

If they are flowering then you should have some spuds there. Why not dig up one plant for tea. If the size and yield are a bit on the small size then wait another week before you dig the next one

Mine were ready 14weeks after planting rather than 12.