Are My Early Potatoes Ready to Harvest?

Posted by TopVeg - May 21st, 2007

The only way to tell if new potatoes are ready to dig is to have a look. It is possible to gently remove the soil from the side of the ridge, to have a look at the new tubers. If this is done carefully, the soil can be replaced without disturbing the potatoes, if they do not look big enough. They will keep growing, as long as they have not been broken off the white underground stem (stolon).

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  1. An excellent video clip. I will be able to follow this advice with my national Potato growing competition at school.
    Sara from farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara - May 21, 2007 9:57 pm

  2. Sara

    Hope the school potatoes are growing well. Good luck in the competition

    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - May 22, 2007 6:47 am

  3. […] Click the link to see how to check if new potatoes are big enough to dig. […]

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  4. I would agree with Sara, I very useful video clip. I will tell my brother-in- law to take a look as he planted two rows of potatoes earlier in the year but doesn’t know what the next step is. Thanks for this. I will let you know how they taste! Keep on gardening…Sinead.

    Comment by Sinead - July 2, 2007 8:44 pm

  5. Hi Sinead

    So glad you found the video useful!! I hope your brother-in-law has a good crop.
    Thanks for visiting.

    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - July 2, 2007 9:47 pm

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  8. […] It is possible to scratch away some soil and have a little look at the potatoes - to see if they are big enough to eat. Click this link to watch a video about how to check the size of new potatoes […]

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  9. Hi just saw your top veg, very interesting would like to learn more. my daughter is trying broccolie and brussels sprouts for the first time would like to more about them when to harvesr she is also growing potatoes a sweet potatoes very helpful on them ty./

    Comment by Margaret and Dorothea - July 6, 2008 1:55 pm

  10. Hi Margaret and Dorothea

    Great to hear that you are a keen gardening team! We love growing brussels sprouts - we will send you some info later.

    Hope the potatoes are doing well

    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - July 6, 2008 7:12 pm

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  12. […] leaves and stems. By now, there is probably a good crop, so it is as well to remove all the tops. Check the size of the tubers, to get the confidence to remove all the […]

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