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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 10:29 AM
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Question for potato growers...
I planted a small barrel in March with little reds. They've grown very well, healthy and strong. They stopped growing a few weeks ago, and now are dying off... but they never flowered.

We haven't had real sunshine in two weeks (after a month of sunnier, drier and hotter weather than normal), could that be a factor?

I'm a potato newbie :shrug:
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 01:21 PM
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1. If they are short-season potatoes, they may be done growing
The Yukon Gold potatoes that I am growing this year are early season 70-90 days. The Russian Banana fingerling potatoes that I grew last year had a season of 105-135 days. http://www.abundantlifeseeds.com/product/492/31
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 09:45 PM
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2. So it's okay that they didn't flower?
that's the thing that's got me worried.
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