Maincrop potatoes flowering before my earlies?

[bario1]

Hi,

Should my King Edwards be flowering before I've even seen flowers on my Pentland Javelin, Nicola and Picasso? They were the last ones planted as well! Is this normal or are they stressed because they're in pots or something? I thought they would be the last to flower.

[Rocketron]

Not all potatoes flower.

[Rocketron]

Not all potatoes flower.
I'm watching Footie at the moment so you'll have to look yours up for yourself.

[alifrew]

None of mine have flowered so far this year but I dug up my red duke of York yesterday and had a lovely meal


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[Gogledd]

Nicola should flower mine have, there a purple flower with orange inside quite pretty, I planted them out in March and there just finishing flowering now


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[veggiechicken]

There are flower buds on my King Edwards too - and they were the last to be planted!

[Jamesy_uk]

Flowers aren't always an indicator of readiness on their own, unless your dealing earlies I take my cue from them falling over or getting blight more than anything.

[Doive]

With earlies I'd go with the planting to harvesting timeline, as opposed to looking for flowers. If they are in bags, I'd have a rummage around to see what's what.

[bario1]

I'm going to dig up some of my earlies tonight for tea. Some of my King Edward haulms are going yellow now... surely there's no way they're ready yet? They were planted at the end of March.

[Bill HH]

If your earlies have been in for 4 months then flowers or not I would be having a rummage (furtle) you don't want them too big. My early rocket didn't flower but yielded well for earlies.