On Thu, 19 May 2005 05:58:03 -0400, Harold Walker wrote:

"Tim Challenger" wrote in message
news:1116488094.91436b827674e069b06fef3141fe873a@t eranews...

I've got Mimi, Nichola and Desiree growing well.
I've grown main crops before and I have them sussed: when the greenery has
dies back.

The question is, when are first and second earlies ready to lift?
All I can gather is "after the flowers have faded". How long after? Do I
lift the 1st earlies then and just lift the seconds when I've eaten them ?
Any other indicators?

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Tim C.

When the flowers have died down I stick my hand down in the soil and feel
around for some nice ones, enough for a couple of meals and then allow the
plants to continue their growth pattern...then repeat the process until I
get tired of that and then go full steam ahead....H

Seems like a very empirical and practical way. :-)
I suppose if you don't disturb them too much the tubers will continue to
grow?


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Tim C.