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How do we find out which varieties flower (or need to flower) and which don't? 
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I thought Earlies didn't flower, but main crop did? Can't remember my Earlies flowering in the past.DottyRComment
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Hi Dotty, I've just had a quick mosey through the national tattie database & from what I can see,they all flower.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Question is - do they need to flower before they're ready to harvest?
or is it when the leaves die back?
I've never really understood this but being an impatient sort, I usually dig 'em up when I'm hungry ................
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My Accents went in on the 20th of March and are growing strongly, but there aren't any flowers yet. I'll be looking for flowers, but as we have plenty, I might also sneak a peak after 12 weeks, even if there aren't yet any blossoms.Comment
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Well, all I can say is I've had very few Earlies ever flower, and had good crop, Rocket and Swift. Maybe we are different in Kent!DottyRComment
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Mine are Wilja, no flowers yet, about 20cm high and looking very healthy - at the moment!Comment
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Maincrop lots of flowers and these do die back, but then they stay in the ground a lot longer. I only dig them up as I need them.DottyRComment
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I'm going to dig few up at the weekend, fed up of supermarket ones, want some taste.DottyRComment
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Just had a look at the Sutton, online guide and it says, 'the Earlies can be harvested when plant begins to flower, and the rest within 2 weeks.'Last edited by Dorothy rouse; 20-05-2014, 10:04 PM.DottyRComment
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Yesterday I posted that I had never seen a flower on my Lady C and this was true.
Someone has intervened to make Potty look a fool for today for the first time ever not one but two flowers on different plants.Potty by name Potty by nature.
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I've been inspecting my Earlies very closely this Pm, and there might be just the teeniest of teeny, mini flower on 2 plants.DottyRComment
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My first earlies, foremost, have been planted for 7½ weeks now and today I spotted tiny flower buds. Never seen them so early.
I usually start pulling them at 10 weeks but this year I'll be having a little peek before that.Comment
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