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Old 23-06-2009, 09:25 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Pete C[_2_] Pete C[_2_] is offline
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Bob Hobden wrote:
"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 really must learn to keep a diary. No idea when they went in! I'll give
'em a few more weeks then. Thanks
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Pete C
London UK