maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies

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titch

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maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« on: June 01, 2009, 22:05 »
Is this right?????

my main crop tatties (edwards, roosters, desiree) all hav signd of flowers (eds especially) but my 2nd earlies have no sign of flowers yet (anya, charlotte)

i dont mind just wondered if this is the norm (can you tell i am potato newbie  :wub:)
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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2009, 22:11 »
Mine have done the same but I am still green with newness so I dont have a c lue if its right or not :wub:

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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2009, 22:16 »
My 2nd earlies are flowering and my 1st earlies are not. I think it is down to the varieties...
some are more prone to flower than others :)

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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2009, 22:28 »
Mine are the same as mumofstig, and I've got duke of york first earlies and charlotte second earlies
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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2009, 22:38 »
Mine are the same as mumofstig, and I've got duke of york first earlies and charlotte second earlies

SNAP weird eh??
Have you got vivaldi (the freebies)  as well by any chance?

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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2009, 22:54 »
my main crop are flowereing ,,,maris piper,
my earlies are not also
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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2009, 22:55 »
haha
spooky
yes I have got vivaldi and hunter freebies and some maris piper.   I was going to check that Duke of your actually flower, they are the white ones not the red dukes.

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Re: maincrop spud flowers before 2nd earlies
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2009, 23:00 »
My hunter are in tubs as I ran out of ground space :D
Both red duke of york (mine) and duke of york(yours) have white flowers, so they 're just being lazy!


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