king edwards

[roadkill]

I planted these in April when will they be ready and how do i tell ?

is it once it has flowerd

cheers roadkill

[jacob marley]

I planted these in April when will they be ready and how do i tell ?

is it once it has flowerd

cheers roadkill

it all depends if you want to store them or eat them now i have been digging king Edwards for about 5 weeks now there is plenty to roast or boil for new taters size and for the last 2 weeks some for jacket spuds so the only thing you can do is dig a root and find out and enjoy them jacob

[Peter]

Maincrop.

When the haulms die off in the autumn is when they have finished growing.

But that is if the blight does not get them.

when a tuber has formed and is above the size of golfball they are usable.

You pays your money you takes your choice of yield.

[HeyWayne]

My King Edwards seem to be in the grip of blight, so I took the advice of some kind grapes and lopped the stems off - down to the ground (?), and thought I'd dig one up to see how they're fairing. Some are a decent size, some are more like new spuds, but they all seem ok, and most wouldn't look out of place on a dinner plate.

Hope this helps?

[Barry at Bristol]

King edwards are main crop potatoes and take a recommended 14 weeks+ to mature so I would not even look until 14weeks has passed, I got this info from a leaflet with my original seed potatoes, Also if you want them to store it says to leave in the ground after the halums have died off for 2-3 weeks, though I always lose a lot when doing this. hope this helps.