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Mon, Apr 26, 10 at 14:25
| Last spring I planted a lot of potatoes. I ended up having to go abroad for work from late summer until Christmas, and my housesitter never harvested the potatoes.
Now I have a lot of vines coming up. Can I get a good harvest this year if I let them do their thing? We had no sign of disease or anything last year. They are mostly hilled with straw rather than dirt if that makes any difference. Thanks!! |
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| No inherent reason why you would not get a yield this year as well. The tuber is a way for the plant to winter over and live for more than one summer, same as with a flower bulb. |
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- Posted by dottyinduncan z8b coastal BC (My Page) on Tue, Apr 27, 10 at 18:57
| I've also got left over potatoes growing as I have in years gone by. They are great as they are very early new potatoes, scrubbed, boiled with a bit of mint and salt in the water, slathered with butter -- it's the best meal in the springtime. |
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| I thought I would revive this thread, since a few Yellow Finn potatoes that I left in the ground last fall are sprouting. I'm surprised, especially after that hard freeze we had in December. I think I'll just miss a few every year. |
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