Potatoes not flowering, should i harvest?

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Tommy54321

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Potatoes not flowering, should i harvest?
« on: June 23, 2020, 12:14 »
Hi
I planted potatoes a while back and have grown well, they have seen to off stopped now and not got much bigger, they are also not flowering. I thought the flowers are a good sign that they are nearly ready to harvest???
When do I know the time is right to harvest them??
any ideas would be good. They were planted in Mid-late March, couldn't tell you the type or variety they are as they were given to me when I took on the plot.
Thanks

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Debz

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Re: Potatoes not flowering, should i harvest?
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2020, 12:29 »
Not all potatoes flower.  I've got 5 varieties and only one has flowers on it.  In terms of readyness, you're looking at minimum of 16 weeks for first earlies but if you don't know what variety it is, that information is no use.  I usually try and wait until the tops start to keel over but if you're feeling impatient lift one.  If they're not what you expect in terms of size, you'll know to leave the rest a bit longer.  I'm currently sitting on my hands and trying to resist peeking at mine.  They went in round the same time as yours but we had a big frost late on and I'm concerned it will have put them back a couple of weeks.

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Re: Potatoes not flowering, should i harvest?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2020, 12:31 »
Debz beat me to it!
If your soil is loose enough stick you hand under the plant and have a feel for the size and quantity of spuds you have.

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Re: Potatoes not flowering, should i harvest?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2020, 12:50 »
I have grown some nice spuds this year and only seen two plants out of 54 with a flower on them ??

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Re: Potatoes not flowering, should i harvest?
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2020, 13:35 »
ok thanks, might just leave them for a while, maybe have a little peak if I get impatient.


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