[AnneB]

My potatoes are behaving rather oddly this year.
The Sharpe's Express I have in potato bags are still growing vigorously, haven't flowered yet and aren't ready.

The potatoes in the ground are much shorter and also haven't flowered.
The Maris Bard foliage is dying back but the tubers are underdeveloped.
Kestrel not dying back yet much shorter than they should be, as are the maincrop Ratte.
All have been well watered.  Grown in our home made compost in the bags.
Those in the ground in soil, manured last autumn and  topped up with same compost as in the bags before planting.

I might put it down to variety.  Not grown Maris Bard before but someone on our site had good results with it last year.

[Growster...]

I'm now considering digging up our Pentland Javelin and storing them, as the halms have all but gone now...

There is still some residual moisture in the ground, but not much, so maybe I'll wait a week and see what occurs!

Decisions decisions...

[LILLILEAF]

I have grown setanta potaoes also, they make the best roast, chips and mash such a great flavour.
i have had to keep mine in the green house because of the high winds and it damages the foliage so badly,the greenhouse is fully open.Watering every day with this hot weather.
i did plant mine in march so they are looking a bit worse for ware, hopefully i will get a good crop when i harvest them, they are in 40l tubs as i cannot dig the ground,older age is a bummer .Lillileaf

[Grubbypaws]

I'm now considering digging up our Pentland Javelin and storing them, as the halms have all but gone now...

There is still some residual moisture in the ground, but not much, so maybe I'll wait a week and see what occurs!

Decisions decisions...

One of the positive points for Pentland Javelin is that 'they can be left in the ground to mature further'. Not this year as all the haulms have gone. Ditto Jazzy which are meant to store well in the ground for several months. 'They effectively turn into maincrop potatoes  whilst still tasting very good'. Nope, all the haulms have gone. I am overwhelmed by all the potatoes being done at the same time. I am not sure what to do. Tempted just to leave them in the containers and dig them up as needed. Would this be an OK thing to do or should I dig them all up and find somewhere to store them? 

[Yorkie]

I don't have anywhere suitable to store spuds out of the ground. So I always leave my Charlottes in the ground until I'm ready to harvest them ... months later!!

[Growster...]

I'm now considering digging up our Pentland Javelin and storing them, as the halms have all but gone now...

There is still some residual moisture in the ground, but not much, so maybe I'll wait a week and see what occurs!

Decisions decisions...

One of the positive points for Pentland Javelin is that 'they can be left in the ground to mature further'. Not this year as all the haulms have gone. Ditto Jazzy which are meant to store well in the ground for several months. 'They effectively turn into maincrop potatoes  whilst still tasting very good'. Nope, all the haulms have gone. I am overwhelmed by all the potatoes being done at the same time. I am not sure what to do. Tempted just to leave them in the containers and dig them up as needed. Would this be an OK thing to do or should I dig them all up and find somewhere to store them? 

By chance, I met an old chum - a very experienced gardener from our allotment days - and he suggested that they should come out now, as the haulms have died down and if it rains (?), there'll be mud everywhere, but at the moment, they're completely dry! He was doing his yesterday!

So he's made my mind up, and they'll come out today, and will be stored in debris netting bags, thoughtfully made by Mrs Growster all those seasons ago...

[Snow]

My pentland javelins also died off, I harvested them all as the slugs will eat them otherwise. Was an ok crop, yukon golds far outperformed them and taste better too.