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Potato stalks turning yellow / black

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  • 01-08-2009 10:53pm
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    johnbaz72
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭


    I have very little gardening experience and I planted a stone of British Queens last April. They seemed to be doing well until recently. Some of the stalks are now turning yellow. The first ones that turned yellow are now dying and turning black.
    Should i dig them up now, and store them? Will they rot in the ground if I wait until I need them? At the moment, I only dig them as and when i need them.


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    dewdrop
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    By a strange coincidence i have had a similar experience and again little experience. as my plot is very small we will have them all dug up in 2/3 weeks for the evening dinner. they seem and taste grand. sorry i cannot advise whether to dig them all now


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    freedom of info
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    johnbaz72 wrote: »
    I have very little gardening experience and I planted a stone of British Queens last April. They seemed to be doing well until recently. Some of the stalks are now turning yellow. The first ones that turned yellow are now dying and turning black.
    Should i dig them up now, and store them? Will they rot in the ground if I wait until I need them? At the moment, I only dig them as and when i need them.

    dig them up now, and store, next season rotate your spuds elsewhere


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