Hi all,
I am seeking some reassurance again. Firstly, I planted some earlies around the first week of April and they have open flowers. That would be about 8 weeks, should I wait a couple of weeks or for the flowers to drop off? And can I just harvest what I need and keep them in the ground? Do I need to cut the new tatties down if so? I assume they do not store well?
Secondly I planted my Maincrop a couple of weeks later (Maybe a bit earlier, I get impatient!). They had pretty big chits which one of my allotment neighbours tells me I should of probably rubbed off as they now have buds on... Not open... But surely it is too early for this? What do I do with these if they flower? Do I just let them die down? It just seems to be happening too fast for the maincrop?
Everyone told me this allotment game would be hard work but no one told me about the worry!
Thanking you all in advance!
I am seeking some reassurance again. Firstly, I planted some earlies around the first week of April and they have open flowers. That would be about 8 weeks, should I wait a couple of weeks or for the flowers to drop off? And can I just harvest what I need and keep them in the ground? Do I need to cut the new tatties down if so? I assume they do not store well?
Secondly I planted my Maincrop a couple of weeks later (Maybe a bit earlier, I get impatient!). They had pretty big chits which one of my allotment neighbours tells me I should of probably rubbed off as they now have buds on... Not open... But surely it is too early for this? What do I do with these if they flower? Do I just let them die down? It just seems to be happening too fast for the maincrop?
Everyone told me this allotment game would be hard work but no one told me about the worry!
Thanking you all in advance!
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