When to Harvest Potatoes

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[@CookandCraftwithFoziaNajeeb]

Hi I have grown potatoes . No fertilisers used. Its been about 4 months . I can see small potatoes underground but the plants didn't flower at all. And now plants are drying out because it's hot weather here may be? Should I harvest now?

[@alcamerc9970]

This is a great tip considering it’s 2am, I don’t own a farm, I live in a subdivision, and I don’t eat potatoes. At least now I know when to harvest them.

[@FinehomesofNewHampshire]

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[@lalachihuahua5304]

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[@hernandezfamilyfarm]

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[@503rpf]

Nice👏🏻

[@ElectrikFuneral]

Lmaooo

[@ramonflores9537]

This is my first time planting potatoes from my kitchen stock. My store bought potatoes started to wrinkle and sprout. I have a raised garden bed and decided to put them in the ground. Now I have a lot of plants. Nice to see them grow. Cant wait to harvest

[@sarahd3980]

How did your potatoes do? I did the same thing but have not harvested yet.

[@K2mtp]

I had some seed potatoes but i had a big store bought sprouting one as well. It did great for me.

[@sarahd3980]

@@K2mtp mine did fair. I would plant the seed potatoes next time though.

[@kimberleecherry]

I totally learned how to plant and harvest potatoes from you. Thank you so much. I just had my first planting harvest and I got 4 pounds of potatoes and I’m so excited.

[@SuzyTopAgent]

We're so excited, just got flowers on our potatoes. Now we must wait and be patient 🙂🥔

[@GutenGardening]

Did you get a harvest? Potatoes are by far our favorite crop to harvest.

[@SuzyTopAgent]

@@GutenGardening we got little spuds, lol 😆 now we're trying in containers, fingers crossed

[@GutenGardening]

@@SuzyTopAgent We welcome the little spuds as well. Keep trying! We love growing in containers.

[@tiffanywoods5147]

Great, simple, quick video telling us exactly what the title said! Thank you good sir!

[@TheHope4abetterworld]

Somewhere along the line I learned to plant them in a trashcan that the bottom has been cut off of. > keep adding soil to mimic hilling. When it's time to harvest you just tip it over. Easy peasy.

[@danakarloz5845]

Good idea! I’ll try that next time 🙏

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

Thank you very much sir! This is my first harvest and we are very excited to see what comes up. We did a bunch and looks like they are finally ready! Much appreciated. God bless

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Best of luck!

[@kayspencer4234]

I have 20 hills waiting for us...cant wait, its time! I like to have a "potato party" with the grandkids. We make teams & I have prizes for the most potatoes in a hill, the most overall # at the end, weirdest potato, etc. So fun, it's like finding buried treasure. Then make em' some fries:)

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

That is a fun tradition! I miss having little ones around to help dig potatoes, all of ours are teens now so it's not so thrilling for them! ;)

[@greenhousefun3235]

That seems like so much fun. It is also smart. I started gardening because I had wonderful memories of being with my grandfather in his community garden. You are creating great memories and life lessons for the children.

[@jennhawkins8614]

I usually pick some of the smaller new potatoes because it’s one of my favorite dishes lightly salted roasted with onions and a mix of olive oil and butter. Ploping a potato plant in a container by your porch works great for summertime new potatoes and keep the garden for late summer or fall harvest.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Great tip!

[@johnnygag1]

I planted some Norland Red early season ones, here in northern Ontario. Got three rows 6 ft long in the ground , and also some growing in a large pot. Will be interesting to see which way will yield more.

[@rebekahlebahn6306]

Thank you for this!! Super helpful!! And I really appreciated the picture of gardens with the potatoes!! Super helpful!

[@TheogRahoomie]

My wife always jumps the gun and harvest potatoes way to early. Gonna have to make her watch this and stand Guard over my potatoes withy pitchfork.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

LOL!!

[@skylartipton909]

I'm glad I listened to this! Mine are not yet flowering, but I asked a friend and he said they were ready to be harvested. I even made an attempt and felt around with my hands to see if they were, but no! No potatoes! I'm leaving them alone for now! Thank you :)

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad this helps!. Keep in mind that there are a few varieties of potatoes that don't flower, but I always wait to harvest mine until the tops start to die back.

[@tamakirkpatrick138]

Thanks I'm so excited my dad was a produce manager he planted a garden every year !!! I miss him he past away w stomach cancer . But recently I am planting stuff it all started w the potato 😂 w eyes I thru in a hole in backyard .it's my center piece ha

[@unusedacct7765]

So excited to harvest my first potatoes! thank you for the advice!

[@karenleister7566]

Thank u. Its my 1st yr growing potatoes and u gave me the most info I was looking for. My potatoes have been flowering like crazy multiple different times so I hope I have a good turn out.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Just wait for those tops to die back and you should be good!!

[@barbw13]

Everything was said perfectly! Thank you!! This is my 1st time planting them.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@keeanmansour2790]

Thanks for a quick, straightforward answer on this. Much appreciated

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@realazliving]

Great, simple, straight forward explanations. Thank you.

[@babawawa1953]

My favorite gardening videos. Thank you.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

So nice of you

[@sonyagriffy]

My kids and I love to plant potatoes and the only thing we love more is harvesting them. ♥️

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

I know right! Harvesting is the best part!

[@sonyagriffy]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Then it's the eating.♥️God bless.

[@msmgamers3848]

I love planting n harvesting too much

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Me Too!

[@hiimappy]

5 years later and this video is more useful than all this new "influencers" THank you! about to harvet mine in a month :) God bless and dont forget that Jesus loves yall !

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Thanks!!

[@agnesedwards6026]

You answered my question exactly, thank you.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

No problem!

[@Chickenmom777]

I used my 50lb dog food bags as grow bags, so far so good.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Sounds like a good idea. I'd love to hear how it goes!!

[@paulapenna-loveyourvoice]

Brilliant use of a laundry basket!

[@angelaefferson4409]

Thanks straight to the point and the answers I was looking for

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

You're Very Welcome!!

[@jackiecollins7782]

Great tips thank u first time grower here so big thanks very helpful 💙

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

You are so welcome

[@LG1932]

Thank you very much for a awesome step by step harvesting. The pictures of all three stages of the potato bed was perfect. I watched 3 other videos before this one to get some clarity on harvesting.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

I'm glad I could help!!

[@marialee627]

Thank you for this video as I planted potatoes for the first time and didn't know when to tell if ready

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maryannew.johnson2970]

I have some in a pot on my second floor apartment

[@insolubletoaster8133]

i have mine in an aquarium in my 1st floor apartment.

[@susanwright8270]

I also have some

[@smokynmonkee5054]

I have a 5 gallon bucket going , they are flowering now , the stems and leaves on top are as tall as the bucket !

[@Chickenmom777]

InsolubleToaster that’s a. Great planter idea. I’m going to go snag my sons old aquarium 😂

[@YT4Me57]

I have 3 plants in a contractor's size garbage bag in the backyard. They are growing like crazy! Will be watching for the flowers.

[@veronicawilliams2612]

Bout time some that explain when to harvest cause other viv I see they just want to talk and be seen great job sir.

[@scottdj1982]

Great video! My potatoes were in the same condition of the first batch you showed, (dead and brown tops) unfortunately 😂 Fantastic and informative upload! Huge 💙 and respect from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 Subbed!! I'm away to harvest them now, it's 5pm and it's a hot sunny day, hoping for the best!!!

[@D.A.Hanks14]

This is my first year growing spuds, so I am learning a lot. I grew two tubs indoors over the winter and put out early. Harvested in late March. Got a late start on the in-ground patch, by a month or so, but already have flowers first of June. Next year, I should be able to get them in outside in March for a double harvest. In the meantime, the spud tubs are filled with carrot sprouts for a reuse.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Awesome! I love to see people reusing lot's of growing space!!

[@ruthspillman546]

I just harvested 1/4 bushel. I plan to can them tomorrow. I have some more to plant.

[@ameliatribeofissachar7311]

This is such an on time video for me bc it's my first time to harvest and I want quite sure. I'm so grateful I waited and saw this. Bless you young man.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@brusselsprout5851]

Oh, there's flowers on mine. Harvesting potatoes is like a treasure hunt. Anyway, at my garden it is. I've moved the potato patch but the potatoes didn't care. On their own they have come up everywhere in the garden. Good think I love potatoes.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

So the flowers just mean you have small potatoes, if you want larger ones wait until the tops die back! Volunteer potatoes are the only "volunteer" plants I let grow in my garden, I just don't have the heart to pull them up! :)

[@camcurv-a-match2769]

New subscriber here.. thank you for the info, clear and precise and short.

[@johnnydtractive]

Quick & to the point. Great video, thanks for the help.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@WallyTony]

Thank you for making this video

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@sandramccollum1882]

thank you we did a couple of buckets this year and they already have flowers on them, so glad to know when we should be able to harvest them

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad I could help!

[@martinjkelly777]

Greetings from the west of Ireland 🇮🇪 great video. Just what I was looking for. Thumbs up 👍 as I have subscribed to your channel. Thanks again ☘️

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Awesome, thank you!

[@cakedoow9509]

Mine have taken a few months but I’m so happy to see a video that is helpful and what to do once they sprout… I’m gonna get me a garden bed to grow more.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Nice!

[@tingczhao]

You answered my question perfectly. Thank you!!!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad I could help

[@rjb6327]

Nice basket.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Thank you! 😊

[@pattycb2537]

I had a potato plant come up in my compost pile and let it go to see what would happen. It’s kind of taking over. Looks super healthy and lots of flowers. Thinking there are a lot of taters under there.

[@sabinegray1450]

I planted my potatoes around May in a large pot. They’re peering over like vines but still sturdy and vibrant green in mid July. In texas the first frost might not come til December. I don’t want to pull them up too soon!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Wait till the tops die back, most varieties take at least 90 days to mature, many are closer to 120, so you still have time.

[@nancycathey1401]

Thank you for the thorough explanation… greatly appreciate

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@rebeccaperry8522]

Very informative!

[@someoneelse9123]

This was very helpful! Thanks for sharing.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@Will23841]

Thanks. Super informative!

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[@Will23841]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Planted yukons and Idaho's a few weeks back. They sprouted about 5 days ago. First time growing so I appreciate the vid and super happy I didn't have to watch a 15 munite vid 😅

[@Pef273]

Best way to dig is to grow them in large livestock mineral tubs(after minerals have been eaten). Just dump them over and pick up the potatoes!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

That really depends on where you live. Potatoes don't do well in containers in our hot dry summers. We just don't get enough rain so it is hard to keep containers moist. They do much better planted directly in the soil.

[@anthonytodd3408]

Great video thanks

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gunner-]

Thanks for info mine flowered after growing about two feet tall now starting to fall over and brown out planted in laundry baskets maybe see what I have this weekend

[@pauthomp]

Extremely helpful & useful thanks 🙏

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@patriciajaramillo3264]

Thank you for a very informative video. Very helpful and I am ready to harvest my potatoes.

[@CrimsonFox36]

I love your irrigation set up. Super clever

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Thanks

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[@watermelonlalala]

Debating whether to dig up the potato plants that came up in my strawberry bed. I planted sprouted eyes last year, did not think they would grow. Now they are in flower. Did better than the potatoes I tried to grow in buckets in other years. No diseases. I guess I will dig up the whole thing when the potatoes die back and try to replant the strawberries.

[@billycorey6101]

THANKS FOR UR KNOWLEDGE ON THIS !

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@mioangel1227]

Thank you so much for the info !

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@bobabell6982]

Very informative Thank you

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

My pleasure

[@monicamago384]

Great video

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@dorcaorgella9578]

Good video, helpful informations thanks

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@jenbailey5399]

thanks so much for this!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@jamesgretsch4894]

Your soil is so soft. I know it has to because if you have hard soil it will prevent potatoes from getting big and looking like potatoes. Was the soil already like that or did you have to add that soil? What state are you in? In Southern California where I am the soil is as hard as a rock almost. Nor Cal, I don't know.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

We actually have fairly heavy clay. We add compost every fall and also at planting time to keep the soil softer.

[@TheArcSet]

Thanks this was very helpful.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DreamGyrl360]

@Ourstoneyacres A question -- WHEN do we stop watering -- when they fall? Thanks

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

I usually stop a week before I harvest, but potatoes are different than things like onions or garlic, it is less important. You don't want the soil to get dry and hard to dig.

[@lilianagarzon2226]

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[@HiltTilt]

Thank you, almost pulled a very small healthy potato plant just because it was starting ro flower.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Glad I stopped you!! 😃😃

[@kaiserandkonaGSD]

Awesome video lots of info without any rambling!!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Thanks, glad it helped!!

[@astar4all]

Excellent video Thank you so much!

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[@JDArmes]

Thanks for the tips!

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New subscriber here thanks for the simple informative video

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Wat a wonderful video.... Thank u.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Thank you!!

[@MariaRamaGM12]

thank you for giving me ideas

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

You are so welcome!

[@tayaria7280]

I used a bug net over mine they are up to my waist literally almost at 90 days no leaf fade.

[@buckeyedav1]

Well now here is my puzzle first time growing potatoes in central Ohio. I had 2 different batches one in a 5 gallon bucket, one is a oblong laundry basket. In the 5 gallon I had red potatoes, the other has I believe Golden or Russet?? The both grew beautifully I layered dirt as they grew neither had flowers. I got impatient and dug up the ones in the 5 gallon bucket sigh.. beautiful red potatoes but pretty small I think I got about 8. The other container is still growing husband said wait till fall to harvest them, his grampa was a farmer. I've heard some people say potatoes flower and some people say they don't??? I did get potatoes but no flowers. Anna In Ohio

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Some varieties don't flower and others have very muted flowers. That is just a sign that they are starting to grow potatoes. If you really want lager potatoes then you should wait for the tops to die back.

[@buckeyedav1]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Thank you I was wondering and waiting to see flowers it's been over 90 days since I planted the one in the laundry basket that I haven't touched yet. I'm so anxious for the "unveiling" plan to have the neighborhood kids there as I dump it out on a tarp to see what we got. Anna In Ohio

[@vickirickman9373]

Hi Rick QUESTION….. im growing in bag pot …. It’s been quite sometime early spring tops are not falling over yet. Still getting a Little new green foliage here or there 🤷‍♀️ Do I just keep waiting????

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Yes you can wait if the tops haven't started dying back yet.

[@vickirickman9373]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Ok I will try to be patient 🙇‍♀️ haha I appreciate you taking the time to reply Thank you so much

[@George-ph6qo]

How can you get garlic bulbs to grow larger? I clip or bend the stem as it starts to uncurl then wait 2 to 3 weeks after to harvest when main leaves brown.

[@dschlie6669]

Thanks for the tip!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

You are welcome!

[@johnjude2685]

Planted in a raised bed and my potatoes already died off but my ground plants are growing and looks green. Thanks

[@daledurbin2354]

Look how nice that dirt (soil) is, would we all have soil like that.

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Subscribed and Liked. I really enjoyed your informative video, and look forward to watching more.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Thank You!! Welcome to the channel!!

[@TheCreatorMagic]

The 57 dislikes are from the harvested potatoes Edit: It seems more potatoes have been harvested lately

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

LOL!!

[@michaelhawkins2993]

At least one of them is Ruth Stout's ghost.

[@brusselsprout5851]

hahaha. good one.

[@411aquatictrust8]

They're jealous they don't have any po tate toes

[@lalachihuahua5304]

😆

[@carmenmendez6836]

I planted my second crop of potatoes about two months ago, they didn't put out a lot of greenery, had such fluctuating weather, rain storms and now heats of 100+ temps, the plant is behaving erratically, although still green, it leaning like when the plant is mature, only few dry leaves, pulled one branch and nothing there, I'm so tempted to pull everything out, should I? Don't expect much of anything on this planting!? What do you think happened?

[@dcwatashi]

I have seen some videos where they say to cut off the flowers so that the energy goes into growing the potatoes

[@esanford]

Cure😋😋😋😋. I cure them by eating them......hahahaha. .... There is nothing better than a potato right out of the dirt. In all seriousness, I will dutifully watch your next video.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

I agree, we do eat a lot of fresh dug potatoes! They are the best!

[@natashanova1179]

Thank you!!!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

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[@stanleyvo5198]

Thanks for potatoes harvest information....

[@melware2784]

In the 5 min one , ive never seen a sadder lot !

[@WH6FQE]

I have a question. I am wanting to try to grow potatoes in containers, but I am a little unique as here in Hawaii, the coldest we ever get on a bitter-cold winter night is about 60 degrees. The only differnece between our summer and winter is we get more rain in the winter and it is about 10 degrees warmer in the summer. I'm not sure if potatoes will even grow here, or when I should even try to plant them. I know the rest of the country is getting ready to plant theirs now, but I'm wondering if it would be better for me to try to plant them in the winter instead of summer.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

So I did a quick bit of research and it looks like December is planting time for you. But I really don't know much about growing is such a warm climate. I would suggest you look around for a few blogs or websites that specialize in growing gardens in Hawaii and see if they can help you out some more.

[@mariap.894]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Or she can do what I did. I've never ever planted potatoes but it's my first time here in SoFlo and I just decided to try it and...they are sprouting!!! 😉👍. Never thought they would, the soil looked bad, mostly sand but got lucky I guessed. Also 2 weeks of rain, so will see how it all turns out. Fun experience though. Good luck to you! 🙏🍀❤️

[@WH6FQE]

@@StoneyAcresGardening I am finding out now that the problem will be getting seed potatoes in November or December as everyone ships them out in the spring. I have some that were shipped to me that I am trying to fight to keep from sprouting by storing them in the refrigerator. Hopefully they will hold off until at least November so I can get them planted.

[@WH6FQE]

Same thing with Sweet Potatoes. Our next planting time is November, but no one has slips available to order until next spring.

[@susanabanana2024]

How many potatoes usually grow from a plant? Can they be grown in a bucket, with drainage? When you have a potato that develops sprouts, do you plant the whole potato or cut it into pieces, being careful not to cut the sprouts & Do you bury the sprouts?

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Usually 8 to 10 potatoes from one seed but it really varies based on varieties and growing conditions. Yes you can grow in buckets or grow bags. I have been underwhelmed by the harvests that I have gotten from containers, but we live in a really dry state so it is very hard to keep them watered enough.

[@ImmaQT2]

i just finished my last hilling with my container potatoes. I have yet to see any flowers on mine...starting to become a lil worried that the frost will hit & kill em off before the tubers develop nice and big. They look so green and healthy right now...probably the most healthiest looking plants I got this year. I do have a Q thou... is there a time when you stop watering them like you do with other root veggies like the onion & garlic? Ive been watering and every 10 days Im applying fish fertilizer. Its my 1st time growing potatoes.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

So varieties don't flower I would just wait till the top dieback and harvest, they should be fine.

[@ImmaQT2]

​@@StoneyAcresGardening Ya I get that, its just that I dont know when Im suppose to stop watering them...is it when I start seeing the leaves wilt or turn color?

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

@@ImmaQT2 Honestly most years I just stop watering a week before I decide to harvest, so if you tops are dying back and you think they are ready give them a week without water and you should be good.

[@ImmaQT2]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Ok,thats what I needed to know. Thanks

[@dom150]

I grow a potatoe and it finished flowing a week ago I'll wait till the end of July to harvest as I grow 1 potatoe in a 20 liter plant now I can kinda see signs of it dying off as before it was lush dark green leaves now it's slightly yellow with very light green

[@kathym2501]

I planted potatoes in fabric containers in May. They never flowered. They have fallen over and browned. It's only been about 9 weeks now in the middle of july. Should I dig them up now? Do they still grow after green dies off? My first time.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

If the tops have died off then they wont' grow any more, go ahead and harvest.

[@kathym2501]

@@StoneyAcresGardening Thank you for the info.

[@mamahen7147]

I have tried to grow potatoes but have not ever gotten any. I am not sure why. What is the best way to grow them. I thought about trying them in a 5 gal bucket. I have raised beds but no potatoes. Suggestions

[@SpiritusBythos]

Thank you. Peace

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[@ALPHAJACK78]

Great info, new sub here, thank you and looking forward to more videos

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[@lorain9517]

What if they look like those in the 3rd box? Tall, green, flop, some yellow leaves on the bottom. BUT no flowers yet. Will they flower? Or dying before flowering? They grew nice, looked very healthy.

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

If they are dying back then they will be okay. Some varieties don't flower of have flowers that aren't very noticeable.

[@Olga-ut8sm]

What if you see die back and no flowers? Are there potatoes there? Thanks for the help. 🙏

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Some varieties don't flower, others have flowers that are hard to notice. There should still be potatoes, The flowers don't cause the potatoes to grow, they just correspond with tuber development.

[@christademare4293]

We planted seed potatoes in 5-gallon buckets on April 14th. We didn't notice any flowers. The tops are still green, just now starting to yellow out. We continue to water them. Any suggestions/advice? We want to enjoy them and are just beginning on the gardening journey and need guidance. Thank you!

[@StoneyAcresGardening]

Some varieties just don't flower. Or they may have not had "showy" flowers so you just didn't notice. Just wait until the tops start to die back and you should be good.