It is definitely OK to "grub around" for the 'biguns' and allow the rest to
grow......almost a standard procedure for anyone with only a small
plot.......am having some myself this evening......would love to send you a
photo of them but I believe this site does not allow photos......HW
"sw" wrote in message
...
Right. My first earlies (Epicure) are in flower; according to the book
of words, this means I can start harvesting potatoes from them. Am I
right in thinking that if I can pick some by hand without uprooting the
plant, it will continue to make potatoes? If so, for how long, and does
it grow new little ones or do the remainder simply grow larger?

Whether or not we have new potatoes with dinner tonight depends on the
answer :-)

regards
sarah


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Waist deep, neck deep
We'll be drowning before too long
We're neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the damned fools keep yelling to push on