Author Topic: Early potatoes not flowering yet (Read 16154 times)

hexhammeasure · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2010, 01:23:02 am »

just checked my taties yesterday and they weren't ready they were first earlies planted mid march and earthed up once. They would normally be ready by now but I guess the cold spring has affected them

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2010, 07:49:59 am »

although I had put my first ones in before the last frost I wouldn't dare to look just yet. It seems an awfully long time but I'd give them another couple of weeks at least.

Wizard · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:41:42 am »

And I shook out a second box yesterday, they are still not at maximum yield.I have had a word round and about all seems to think it's the season

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #18 on:** June 22, 2010, 05:22:39 pm »

first flowers coming up now - but not on the lot I've planted first...and of course i don't remember which varieties i bought

Greenerlife · « **Reply #19 on:** June 22, 2010, 06:27:31 pm »

Ha ha! Glad to see that someone else doesn't have a clue which varieties they have! I did mark all mine, but on stupid labels which have now been trodden into the soil! $:-\$

egbert · « **Reply #20 on:** June 22, 2010, 09:15:58 pm »

My 1st earlies have just started showing their flowers today, so a few more days I guess.

doganjo · « **Reply #21 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:51:36 pm »

I've got flowers on mine - just about to open, one dumpy bag is Desiree but don't know the other one.

starcana · « **Reply #22 on:** June 23, 2010, 09:00:40 pm »

right, well I got fed up waiting for flowers today, so dug up one charlotte plant and one anya.Wonderful - lovely potatoes, all ready so obviously they were never going to flower. Going to be eating an awful lot of potatoes over the next few weeks!

Helencus · « **Reply #23 on:** June 23, 2010, 10:20:06 pm »

I had that last year. Not one type flowered early or main but tatties were fine.

Janette1970 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2010, 01:20:36 pm »

I've put second earlies in (nadine and

??). They are just starting to have lovely pink/purple flowers on them. I thought you waited until the flowers had died and were dropping off before you harvested. I could be wrong as really i know nowt!!!!!!!