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Gardening

Kolesar

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6. Dig 'em up early and feast on "new" potatoes!

Reply to mopinko (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:54 PM

Jun 2012

If you are anticipating a huge supply of tomatoes, dig them up when they are small and eat them. Hand dig around the base of the plant in a few weeks to see how large the potatoes are. If any are golf ball sized, it is time to dig them out. You can dig a few off the top of the plant and leave the rest for later.

Fresh potatoes are the best. They have a wonderful smell.

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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