potatoes,when are they ready?

[gardeningmum05]

i planted out my earlies, they were called premiere, and grew lovely,earthing up every couple of days til they reached the top then let the green shoots grow. they are about 5 foot high now, abit droopy because the wind got them. any advise on when the potatoes will be ready?
i thought the green would flower, then when they had finished flowering, i would dig up the plants and find potatoes. is this right? no sign of flowers yet though
any advise gratefully received

5ft high - blimey! Well i think that you keep earthing them up until they flower which should be in next couple of weeks if they are earlies, then you dig them up 2 weeks after flowering.

You could always poke about one of them to see whats happening underneath.

Must say I am amazed at 5ft high.!

Here is a link to the potatoe council website for schools.

here

Five feet high just imagine how big the potatoes might be..

thankyou all, and the link,great, thankyou

they are 5 feet high, we make our veg hard here in nottingham