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Gardening

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1. flowering is normal, and doesn't hurt them a bit

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 09:58 AM

Jun 2012

the flowers will fade and eventually the plant will look like it's dying. that's harvest time.

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what does it mean that potatoes are blooming? [View all] mopinko Jun 2012 OP

flowering is normal, and doesn't hurt them a bit Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #1

i have some that are curling up right now. mopinko Jun 2012 #3

also appreciate tips for storing potatoes. mopinko Jun 2012 #2

Dig 'em up early and feast on "new" potatoes! Kolesar Jun 2012 #6

We do potatoes each year, the blue are our favorite. Ruby Reason Jun 2012 #7

Yeah flowering is the sign that Elad Jun 2012 #4

they started themselves. mopinko Jun 2012 #5