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One of the common questions I see about potatoes is when should they be harvested? The simple answer is potatoes can be harvested anytime. Typically, potatoes will start forming several weeks after the seed potato was planted and the plant top formed.
However, if you want maximum production, wait until the tops of the plants start to die.
A couple of weeks before potatoes are ready to harvest blooms may appear on the top of the plant. Some people may think seeds are suppose to be saved from the blooms, but that is not true. Potatoes are grown from part of last years harvest.
This years potato crop was planted in early February. Even though they were planted early, the harvest time did not change as the the potato cuttings sat in the ground for several weeks before sprouting.
This years crop is a little different as it is being grown during the Coronavirus outbreak. We typically give a lot of potatoes away. However, I suspect this year we are going to save most of them and put them into storage.
However, if you want maximum production, wait until the tops of the plants start to die.
A couple of weeks before potatoes are ready to harvest blooms may appear on the top of the plant. Some people may think seeds are suppose to be saved from the blooms, but that is not true. Potatoes are grown from part of last years harvest.
This years potato crop was planted in early February. Even though they were planted early, the harvest time did not change as the the potato cuttings sat in the ground for several weeks before sprouting.
This years crop is a little different as it is being grown during the Coronavirus outbreak. We typically give a lot of potatoes away. However, I suspect this year we are going to save most of them and put them into storage.