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when to dig up potatoes please

I have lots of 'wild' potatoes in my polytunnel (dont know about the size of the potatoes but the tops of the plants are seriously HUGE. Do I have to wait until they've flowered to dig them up please ? I haven't a clue what variety as I've never actually planted potatoes in the tunnels, yet they are in all 3 tunnels.
DONT BREED OR BUY WHILE HOMELESS ANIMALS DIE. GET YOUR ANIMALS NEUTERED TO SAVE LIVES.

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  • blossomhill_2
    blossomhill_2 Posts: 1,923 Forumite
    They are known as "volunteers"

    If you want to eat them, they will have some tubers once they have flowers but best left for halums to die off to get a decent crop

    If just treatting as a weed, pull up anytime - why not pull one and see what you've got?
    You never know how far-reaching something good, that you may do or say today, may affect the lives of others tomorrow
  • lou2500
    lou2500 Posts: 13 Forumite
    you can dig up a little to eat now, but normally wait till they flowered
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