Potato plants

[breeze_]

Hello.

I planted some potatoes in a large deep plant pot 8weeks ago.They have shot up to a remarkable height but so far no flowers, also the leaves look like they have had a good chomp in places.

Am I too early anticipating flowers and what would you make of the 'holy' leaves.

I planted them for a bit of fun but now would like to see a little crop if possible !

Thank you for any advice.

[puzzled54]

Holy leaves - slugs?
Think our potatoes have all flowered now, but they may well have been planted earlier. Perhaps you have planted late (maincrop), we tend to do earlies and mid seasons. I think lates would be dug up in Sept.

[boxtops]

You don't need flowers - my dad always used to cut of the flowers anyway, as soon as they appeared, as they take the plants' energy from the roots and the potato formation.

[breeze_]

Wondered about slugs puzzled,You wouldnt think it would affect the crop would you?.Im not sure.

I did plant them late I suppose so think i'll bide my time as with the tomato plants.Hopefully i'll be able to tell you how delicious my potatoes and tomatoes were !

Patience isn't obviously one of my virtues :O

[Jules001]

We planted some second earlies about the middle of may, we have had flowers and the slugs have had many leaves. the plants themselves are beginning to flop over sidewards now, I have had a furtle and got a couple of reasonable sized ones, but the rest are still small, marble sized. I am going to leave them a little bit longer to see how things go.

[breeze_]

Jules001,I may have to have a 'furtle' but i'm convinced now that I was just perhaps too eager.I have looked this morning and there is a semblance of a 'bud' on one of the stalks.

I'll be sure to keep you all posted on further developments !