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When can I harvest my premiere potatoes

When can I harvest my premiere potatoes

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I planted my premiere potatoes in mid march and beginning of april in containers but frost has caught the mid march crop. The mid march crop are not growing well but the start of april crop are growing extremely well. When will these plants be ready to harvest? I have had a exploratory feel around the mid march crop and the only potatoes to grow at the base of the containers have turned to mush,will this plant grow anything else??? This is the first time I have ever tried potatoes. Thank you.
Posted: Saturday 9th of June 2012 02:05 PM

  • Re: When can I harvest my premiere potatoes

    Shoot User
    Hi, this is only my second year of potatoes but, i would say to check your frost ones over the next few weeks i think those ones are dead and would be very surprised if you get anything growing from them you can eat. If still no change bin.
    It all depends how much you want. I pulled mine up early last year still had some decent size potatoes and smaller ones this year i am going to wait till they flower before pulling.
    A quick question have you been topping them up with compost or mud as they grow?
    Replied: Wednesday 13th of June 2012 07:53 AM

    • Re: Re: When can I harvest my premiere potatoes

      Shoot User
      Hi thanks for the reply, I've been using enriched compost and first added chicken manure as fertilizer and then bought a nitrogen fertilizer to assist with their growing and topping up with the compost.
      Replied: Wednesday 13th of June 2012 08:36 AM
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