Potatoes , when should they be dug up?
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After the flowers have died.
When you need them.
Yes after the flowers have died.
Once they have flowered, the greenery will start to die back - up to that point they are still growing.
It's OK - to leave them in a bit longer as long as you don't have slug problems or really damp conditions though!
Generally in the fall after the plants have turned brown following a frost. Then dig them all out, pile them up to let them dry and after a few days put them in storage.
You can start checking them earlier by gently digging along side the plants and picking out some of the spuds. This is how I used to get baby spuds for salt potatoes.
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When the plants start putting out flowers, give them a boost with a side dressing of compost or fertilizer.
Don't forget to keep the plants hilled, by pulling soil up around each group but not covering them.
if you want new potatoes wait until flowers wilt .if you want larger old potatoes wait until green dies off.
Depends on the sort you have plannted. Most you should dig up when the flowers have died,some you would leave until the foliage has died and, there are some which don't flower so you dig them up when you think they are ready.
When the tops die.
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