had to steak my potato plants

[greenfingers007]

Good Morning All.

Am I being a bit too cautious, but on Sunday when we had those terrible winds, all my potato plants got bent to heaven, so in my wisdom or insanity I have decided to steak them up, has anyone done this before or am I just paranoid of them breaking? another week and I should be harvesting them.

[Tracey]

Hello Greenfingers

My potato haulms were to long, bending over and snaping. I trimed about a foot off them and left them untill harvest. The potatos that I've harvested since have been lovely.

[greenfingers007]

Hi Tracey,

Thank you very much for the advice, think I will have a look at them tonight when I get home.

[Bassman]

a lot of mine got battered at the weekend and most have broke.
All I have done is taken the broken tops off and put them in the composter.
I hope the pots wont be affected as I dont think they are ready yet.
My main crop ones were ok, it was just my first earlies.
Will they continue to grow?

[bridget mc laughlin]

Hi there bassman, of course your spuds will grow , it's whats down below what matters

[TinyT]

Mine were leaning a bit - wasn't sure if was the winds or if they were starting to fall back. I might just try giving a couple of the earlies a trim - they've been in since late february and are tiny (marble tiny). If it makes them bigger, i'll do the rest.

[Crosbie]

Hi Greenfingers...

I wondered about this too. My haulms are 3' clear above the tubs - and are now snapping over in every direction. I'm tempted to stake them...altho' I don't hear of anyone doing this...or do they? I'd like to know if the integrity of the haulm has any bearing on the integrity of the potatoes -

Cheers
Crosbie

[janto]

potato halum

i have allways been told not to compost the potato haulm!!

[TrulyGreen]

i have allways been told not to compost the potato haulm!!

Oh no : I composted mine today....why's that then? Should I ferret them out in the morning....

[janto]

potato haulm

sorry to worry you but i allways thought that it was not good to compost your haulm but im open to advice as now im starting to lift my pots that it seems a waste to dump if we could copmost