potatoes

[starbright]

Hi guys

I planted a potatoe a while back and the plant is HUGE now! it hasnt flowered yet but there is buds. just wondering when i should pull up the potatos

lisa

[dales]

as far as I know (have not really been growing veg long myself) you pull up the potatoes when the flowers die off, although I suppose if you want new potatoes then you could pull them up earlier. Perhaps someone could help verify that?

[SarzWix]

It depends what sort of a potato it was that you planted? If it was an 'early' (salad/new) potato, they usually take around 12-13 weeks from planting. If it was a 'maincrop' potato (big ones which you use in winter for mash etc) they take longer and you should wait for the foliage to die back on these before digging/pulling up.

[Grandpadragon]

SarzWix has it spot on. You cant go by flowering as some varieties dont flower
some varieties some of the plants will others wont.