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    had to steak my potato plants

    Good Morning All.

    Am I being a bit too cautious, but on Sunday when we had those terrible winds, all my potato plants got bent to heaven, so in my wisdom or insanity I have decided to steak them up, has anyone done this before or am I just paranoid of them breaking? another week and I should be harvesting them.
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    Hello Greenfingers

    My potato haulms were to long, bending over and snaping. I trimed about a foot off them and left them untill harvest. The potatos that I've harvested since have been lovely.
    Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

    Michael Pollan

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    • #3
      Hi Tracey,

      Thank you very much for the advice, think I will have a look at them tonight when I get home.

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      • #4
        a lot of mine got battered at the weekend and most have broke.
        All I have done is taken the broken tops off and put them in the composter.
        I hope the pots wont be affected as I dont think they are ready yet.
        My main crop ones were ok, it was just my first earlies.
        Will they continue to grow?

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        • #5
          Hi there bassman, of course your spuds will grow , it's whats down below what matters

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          • #6
            Mine were leaning a bit - wasn't sure if was the winds or if they were starting to fall back. I might just try giving a couple of the earlies a trim - they've been in since late february and are tiny (marble tiny). If it makes them bigger, i'll do the rest.

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            • #7
              Hi Greenfingers...

              I wondered about this too. My haulms are 3' clear above the tubs - and are now snapping over in every direction. I'm tempted to stake them...altho' I don't hear of anyone doing this...or do they? I'd like to know if the integrity of the haulm has any bearing on the integrity of the potatoes -

              Cheers
              Crosbie

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              • #8
                potato halum

                i have allways been told not to compost the potato haulm!!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by janto View Post
                  i have allways been told not to compost the potato haulm!!
                  Oh no : I composted mine today....why's that then? Should I ferret them out in the morning....

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                  • #10
                    potato haulm

                    sorry to worry you but i allways thought that it was not good to compost your haulm but im open to advice as now im starting to lift my pots that it seems a waste to dump if we could copmost

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