fresh new potatoes

[hawthorns]

i can highly recommend pentland lustre the taste is superb. i will be growing more next year

[mrbadexample]

I have Duke of York, planted about 11/12 April. They're beginning to flower. When can I look please?

<hops up and down impatiently>

[hawthorns]

i have a row of duke of york also. they got hit by the frost a few weeks back so i will have to leave them a while longer

[kittykat8]

I pulled up some blue kestrel today they were lovely, I also had to pull up some Bonnie as the wind had snaped the the stems, not many tubers due to have hardly no rain for 3 months, but large potato these were meant to be bakers if they went to july I don't know what size they would be.

Marion

[Flummery]

I have Duke of York, planted about 11/12 April. They're beginning to flower. When can I look please?

<hops up and down impatiently>

My Arran Pilot on the plot were planted early April so I shall leave them till early July. But it's up to you!

[Green bean]

Green Bean

Really new to the veg growing.
My potato tops (first + second early)are very broken and bent over by wind damage odd ones are starting to flower. I have them in bags and bins, 3months are up this weekend for the first early do I lift or do I wait for them all to flower?

[hawthorns]

mine did not flower and i dug them up after 10 weeks and got plenty of swift spuds. try dugging 1 up and see what you get

[Jamesy_uk]

There is really no set answer Green bean, you could lift them now and get a variety of sizes or wait longer for larger spuds. Personally I will lift them come what may middle of June at around 12 weeks as I need to make some room.

[Green bean]

Thanks all, only watered yesterday so I'll leave them until the end of the week to dry out a bit then I'll try one. Oooo can't wait...........

[Flummery]

3months are up this weekend for the first early do I lift or do I wait for them all to flower?

They don't all flower. Depends on variety. Go by the timing. I'd try lifting one and seeing how it looks.

[tattieman]

Wow those Pentland Lustre look really good. We just planted our ones 2 weeks ago so it will be a while before the new stock of them is ready. Well done anyway. The old varieties do taste good.