long straggly potato plants

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long straggly potato plants
« on: June 28, 2011, 12:28 »
I have got some potato plants that I have grown in old hesian bags.  These are earlies and have grown to around 4 foot now but have never flowered.  The plants are now toppeling over and starting to die with the rain hitting them.  What am I best to do is it worth cutting all the folage off and harvest any potatoes (that's if any have actually grown) or just leave them intact and harvest them as I need them.

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Re: long straggly potato plants
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 12:33 »
Have a furtle in the bag and see waht you've got, first  :)
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Re: long straggly potato plants
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 18:36 »
Some varieties just do not boast many a noticable flower. Or shade/too much feed/rich soil can result in excess foliage.

Definitely have a look, otherwise, you shall never know, what's in the sack.
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Re: long straggly potato plants
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 18:57 »
My red duke of york potato plants in containers have had most of the foliage eaten y slugs.


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