Potato problem??

[mandyballantyne]

Hi,

My potato plants look healthy and have flowers and been in for about 12 weeks. They plants themselves have started to topple over but are still green have I done something wrong?

This is my first year growing so I am unsure if this is normal.

I was getting excited thinking lots of lovley spuds, now I am worried about starvation........

M

[smallblueplanet]

I think the tops usually die back when the spuds are ready to dig.

[sewer rat]

Mandy
Notyhing to worry about so long as the tops are still green - they'll start to die off soon - my British Queen did this and my Rooster haulms have just fallen over - soon be lifting them too !

[Alice]

I'm sure your potatoes are fine Mandy. The shaws fall over then start to yellow. That just means they're ready for you to enjoy.

[mandyballantyne]

Thanks everyone, I thought I had done something wrong! I might have a pook around at the weekend