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Gardening

mopinko

(72,062 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2012, 08:36 AM Jun 2012

what does it mean that potatoes are blooming? [View all]

i haven't grown potatoes that many times. is there some significance to the blooms? are the vines going to start to die back now? are the spuds going to decline? get tough?
lots of mine are flowering now.

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what does it mean that potatoes are blooming? [View all] mopinko Jun 2012 OP

flowering is normal, and doesn't hurt them a bit Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #1

i have some that are curling up right now. mopinko Jun 2012 #3

also appreciate tips for storing potatoes. mopinko Jun 2012 #2

Dig 'em up early and feast on "new" potatoes! Kolesar Jun 2012 #6

We do potatoes each year, the blue are our favorite. Ruby Reason Jun 2012 #7

Yeah flowering is the sign that Elad Jun 2012 #4

they started themselves. mopinko Jun 2012 #5