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North Humberside, United Kingdom

I was told to remove flowers from potatoes to have a bigger yield is this true,,,,,,,Stuart




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No Stuart, just wait until the flowers have died back, then you can start digging your potatoes, if they are lates let the corms die down as well.

17 Jun, 2009

 

They did try this on Gardeners World a few years ago and claimed that it improved the yield...but there's enough to do in the garden without that!

17 Jun, 2009

 

Sorry Stuart, been to the hospital most of the day, Very senior moment, I should have said haulms Not corms.

17 Jun, 2009

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