Blight or ready?

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  1. Greecko

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    Awful panic as some of the spuds ive planted haulms were going yellow, however ONLY the unknown variety my granda got.

    They are in sonce very end of may, roughly 12 weeks. The other are fine amd a google seems to show that they are dying? When should i harvest? Theyre still in flower while the others flowers are all fallen/disappeared now. They arent totally dead yet a d those in the poorer ground along the outside are by far the smaller and most yellowed

    Any thing i should be doing otherwise?
     
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    Sounds like they are earlies or second earlies, they yellow and die off naturally. They won't grow any more so harvest them now.
     
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      So just start digging up then anytime? Going to wait for a better day and get them out then!
       
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      I just dig up the amount we need, I've got plenty left in the ground. Second earlies don't store that well, if you want to dig them all up at once you'll need a dry dark cool place, in a paper/hessian bag.
       
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      ahhh, cheers! Ist year at them so haven't a clue! hopefully jow there is actually something ubder all those leaves!
       
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