Latest time to dig maincrop potatoes?
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jimmy mac
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 Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: Latest time to dig maincrop potatoes? |
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Can anyone advise as to when all maincrop potatoes should be lifted i.e. when is very latest i can leave them in as i have a lot and i am battling to lift them .Also there are a lot of small ones.They are half and half ,edible and to small.Can i plant theses small ones next year and how do i keep them over winter .Cheers for the help.
jimmy mac please note.....
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Belfast
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"the maincrop varieties are best tackled after the plants leaves turn yellow. Cut away these yellow stalks and wait for about two weeks before using a garden fork to gently loosen the potatoes from the ground. "
Grow your own potatoes.
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