A common question is “Does potato harvest depend on flowering?”
Careema asked that very question:
Can anyone let me know if I can harvest early potatoes before the
flowers appear? This is my first time to grow them and I really want
to succeed. Thank you in advance.
flower-potato-KingEdward
TopVeg said:
Hi Careema
You can certainly harvest some varieties of potatoes before the
flowers appear. Time of harvest really depends on the size of the
new potatoes. Flowering is not directly associated with the size of
potatoes.
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.
Early potatoes are usually ready about 12 weeks after planting -
obviously depending on how warm & wet the weather has been.
Different varieties of potatoes flower at different times in the
life cycle of the potato plant – so stage of flowering is not a good
guide to harvesting time.
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