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early tatties
Vaila
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in Fruit & veg
how do i know when to lift me early tatties? they are starting to flower now. i thought if i took the flowers off then that would encourage more tuber growth?
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No need to remove flowers. Have rummage in there and see what you find. My 1st earlies planted 10/3 in sacks are now ready in fact some have been eaten.
have pulled a couple up with a very small crop underneath. will leave a week more before pulling any more up i think
My 'earliest earlies' had a cossetted life in bags and big buckets in an unheated greenhouse with various start dates from 3/3/14 - 4/4/14: "Rocket" and "Premiere" have already been sampled and are yielding nice clean 'hens egg - lemon-sized' tubers. Both have a lovely taste, though I do have to watch out for 'slacking' in the boiling water if not monitored closely.