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Old 19-06-2011, 07:33 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Potatoes blooming - how long to harvest?

In article 31,
Zootal wrote:

I have a 50 foot long bed of potatoes. They are growing well, but they have
started to bloom. Is there any kind of a rule of thumb for how long from
blossoms to harvest? They have never bloomed so early in the season before.


Wait for the flowers to disappear, and the leaves start to brown. Here
the potatoes don't die back until January or February (Zone 9b).
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