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When to harvest spuds

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Jim T

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When to harvest spuds
« on: June 02, 2008, 21:40 »
Is therea general rule about how soon after flowering can you harvest spuds :?:
Or should I just feel around and pick some new potatoes if they feel big enough :?:
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2008, 21:52 »
what type are they jimbob ?
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Re: When to harvest spuds
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2008, 22:16 »
Quote from: "Jim T"
Is therea general rule about how soon after flowering can you harvest spuds :?:
Or should I just feel around and pick some new potatoes if they feel big enough :?:



I would do. :wink:  :lol:
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2008, 08:58 »
You can't beat groping around to see if they feel big enough! :oops:
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2008, 10:49 »
8)  :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2008, 22:22 »
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what type are they jimbob ?

Hi Shaun. Duke of York and Rocket. Both planted 14 March. :D
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2008, 22:45 »
dig the rocket up jim and have a look :wink:
are they in flower ?
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2008, 22:56 »
hi , we allways wait until the spuds have finished flowering and have started to wilt and die , dig them up and leave thjem to dry outside for 2-3 hours , place the spuds in a PAPER SACK and place in dark cool room , we put ours in the garage,
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Re: picking spuds
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2008, 23:00 »
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hi , we allways wait until the spuds have finished flowering and have started to wilt and die , dig them up and leave thjem to dry outside for 2-3 hours , place the spuds in a PAPER SACK and place in dark cool room , we put ours in the garage,


That's OK for lates, but not if Jim wants to taste his earlies as nice new spuds!
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Re: picking spuds
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2008, 23:00 »
Quote from: "peterjf"
hi , we allways wait until the spuds have finished flowering and have started to wilt and die , dig them up and leave thjem to dry outside for 2-3 hours , place the spuds in a PAPER SACK and place in dark cool room , we put ours in the garage,


You can't call those new potatoes, Peter, surely, anyhow, out of ground, into pan as fast as can be, me and I don't wait for them necessarily to finish flowering, earlies are ther to be an early joy. :D
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2008, 23:02 »
I'd go with the have a grope theory. :lol:
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« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2008, 06:35 »
Beat you by a microsecond on that one gobs!!!
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« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2008, 06:36 »
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Beat you by a microsecond on that one gobs!!!


How many times now have we agreed this year? It's getting frightening! :lol:
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« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2008, 18:11 »
Just had a grope around my flowering spuds (earlies) but very small, so will leave for a couple of weeks
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