My maincrop tatties are flowering!

[mrpaulbradley]

It's crazy. My first earlies (Charlotte, kestrel) are late in maturing. In fact it's only in the last week or so I've been harvesting, and now my maincrop desire are flowering and looking like being ready very soon.

This years growing climate has been hugely strange

Still might just lift the lot and try some taters for Christmas. Never done that before. Anyone got any suggestions? I'm west of Scotland so need to be fairly hardy for frost etc but judging by the messed up climate who knows! I may be best going for sweet potatoes!

[Aberdeenplotter]

getting seed is going to be your problem at this time of year.

[Rhona]

Our maincrop is flowering...also wanted some Christmas potatoes but might have left it too late.

I've just come back from the lottie and I was amazed to see some of the sweetcorn looks full-sized and the silks are starting to turn brown. I've taken some photos and will upload at some point. Wish I'd planted more now as it looks like the crop will be over very early!

[Comfreyfan]

getting seed is going to be your problem at this time of year.

There's an advert for Christmas potato seed at the top of this page!

[Pies]

on some of my maincrop flowers are just appearing but other varities flowered weeks ago.Dont panik into lifting them early,wait till the leaves and stems start to die back then have a furtle

[Glutton4...]

There's an advert for Christmas potato seed at the top of this page!

Not if you have an ad-blocker! I reckon Tattieman would be the one.

My spuds are beginning to flower too - I only put them in at Easter, but the warm wet weather has meant they've grown like weeds. I just hope there's a good crop of taters underneath there!

[gojiberry]

Have tried one root of my main crop (harlequin) potatoes and the yield is brilliant. Will leave them for a while yet as the tops are still a lush green colour. The Sarpo ones are looking good as well though the leaves are starting to go yellow on them. The Winston were a total disaster with a nil harvest.

Ian

[Aberdeenplotter]

There's an advert for Christmas potato seed at the top of this page!

Well spotted but have you seen the price?

[Potstubsdustbins]

My main crop Picasso have had the occasional flower on over the last month or so. With main crop I ignore them and wait for the haulm to die back, only then will I consider disturbing them.

Colin

[binley100]

In my Dr. Hessayon book he suggests putting a few earlies aside and planting them in a corner or pot for christmas.......

[Ananke]

In my Dr. Hessayon book he suggests putting a few earlies aside and planting them in a corner or pot for christmas.......

Thats what I was just about to ask. I'll be lifting my earlies soon and thought about planting some in buckets and moving them into the GH for xmas.

[mrpaulbradley]

on some of my maincrop flowers are just appearing but other varities flowered weeks ago.Dont panik into lifting them early,wait till the leaves and stems start to die back then have a furtle

Oh absolutely. No danger I'm going to touch them until they've well died back, it's just going to be a fair bit sooner than hoped. Ach, I suppose they'll store well enough.

[mrpaulbradley]

Well spotted but have you seen the price?

That's the fella! let's keep the Scottish stereotype going!
(you're right tho! )

[Germinater]

Just waiting for them all to die back at the mo as I didn't split my earlys and mains so don't have a clue untill the die back witch is witch but on the bright side I should get a good crop as they will have all the time they need to mature .just ashame iv only had a few harvested in pots I new were earlys ..