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Old 12-09-2007, 03:11 PM posted to aus.gardens
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Default Carrots and potato, how do you know when ther are ready to dig up please

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Carrots and potato, how do you know when ther are ready to dig up
please.

I planted carrot seeds a few weeks back and now the plants are about 5
inches high. How large do the plants get before I'll know to dig them
up ?


You need to feel around the shoulders of the carrot to see how wide it is.
But remember you probably need to thin the carrots anyway. Baby carrots are
lovely!

I planted seed potato's yesterday. How long before these are ready to
be digged up and how large does the plant get on the surface to give
me an indication on when to dig up the spuds.


The plant dies back. Mind you, you can "bandicoot" spuds out when it's
younger than that -- just feel around under the plant for the number of spuds
you want and pull them out.

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