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Old 06-12-2006, 05:20 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default When are potatoes ready?


"Dwayne" wrote in message
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I wait until they bush starts to die back and turns brown.

Dwayne

"Mozie" wrote in message
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How do you tell if potatoes are ready to dig up? I have one bush which
has started to flower, is that an indicator? Thanks

Mozie


new potatos 3-4 weeks after flowering, when the lower leaves have started
turning yellow. Main crop potatos harvested when the leaves and stalks have
withered and died.

rob