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Potato mix up

7 replies

Isitbedtimesoon · 10/06/2020 16:11

I'm completely new to gardening thanks to lockdown (and now loving my new hobby!) but I've got in a bit if a mix with my potatoes. I have eight sacks, all doing really well. Three sacks each of two different main crop and two sacks of earlies. They were moved around a bit at first to try and work out the best sun position etc, and you've guessed it ... I now have no idea which two sacks are my earlies!!

Is there any way of telling? Would it matter if I left all of them and harvested in September? Everyone in our house much prefers mash to new potatoes anyway but I don't imagine leaving them in longer would turn earlies into main crop! Thank you!

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Hazzadow · 10/06/2020 20:27

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BobbieDraper · 10/06/2020 20:29

@Hazzadow

You need to start your own thread (and not in the gardening section)

Hazzadow · 10/06/2020 20:32

Sorry wasn’t meant to put here can’t delete it

BeanpoleMalfunction · 10/06/2020 20:48

IsItBedtime I don't know the answer but I've got exactly the same problem! Haven't a clue which are which. I'm waiting for a couple of weeks after they have flowered and will start digging around to see what there is. No idea if this is right or not.

Oldraver · 11/06/2020 09:57

I only grow a few of the same so not a potato expert, but won't the earliest flower first ?

StylishMummy · 11/06/2020 10:18

Once flowers appear then you can harvest the bag

AcanthusFlower · 13/06/2020 22:15

Another novice here, if you harvest do they carry on producing or once you disturb in order to harvest is that it?
Like the original poster I've confused mine and was going on the theory that the first ones to flower are early - but thought you had to wait for the flowers to fade.
Any advice would be great. Thank you

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