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I am growing pots in pots (pentland javeline and charlotte) and I have noticed that in some of my pots the top growth is all brown and dead - do I have to pick the spuds now and store them or can I leave them in the pots till I am ready to eat them?

so are mine Kimbo so I look forward to hearing reply's I think they may be lacking something.

Hello Diana, if the foliage on your potatoes has died down I would say they are ready. Have them out and eat them. I hope you get a good crop. I got 4 lbs of potatoes from Gharlotte in a bucket and 4.5 lbs of red rooster from a single potatoe in a bucket. They were all gorgeous.
Hello Kimbo, sounds as if your potatoes are ready too. I wouldn't store them. The glory of new potatoes is that they are new. After 3 days they are not quite as good. If you can't eat them now because you are going on holiday or something then I would leave them in the buckets. Otherwise, have them out and start eating.

thanks for that will start eating out of the tubs that have died down first.

would love to know how yours are when you turn them out.