"June Hughes" wrote in message
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In message , Bob Hobden
writes

"Pete C" wrote ...
I just had to dig my first spuds today. About a dozen between 1" and 2".
Tasted fantastic!! How much longer will it be before they are , say 4"
normal spuds?

How longs a piece of string? Depends on rainfall/watering, variety,
soil...but,
I was always told 10 to 12 weeks for earlies.
14+ weeks for larger spuds.
When the hulms die back for keepers.
Seems to be about right.


I think "hulm" may be a typo. "Haulm" is the term for the green stems of
potatoes, peas, etc.
Sorry to show my ignorance, Bob. Are hulms the green tops? I've never
heard them called that before.
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June Hughes