My potatoe plants are turning yellow

flowergurl4eva 7/26/2011, 12:04 pm

I have not seen any insects on them, I know it was very dry, but I watered them every three or four days. I felt potatoes, but they are beginning to look sickly. I will try and post a photo after I figure out how.

HouseofWool 7/26/2011, 1:30 pm

Have they flowered already? Is it possible that they are dying back at the end of their growth cycle?

westie42 7/26/2011, 2:15 pm

Fable or not if you planted them anywhere near Good Friday they quite well could be reaching the natural end of productive life assuming they did flower sometime. I usually begin to snitch harvest about now too even from my sweet potatoes.

flowergurl4eva 7/26/2011, 3:45 pm

@westie42 wrote:Fable or not if you planted them anywhere near Good Friday they quite well could be reaching the natural end of productive life assuming they did flower sometime. I usually begin to snitch harvest about now too even from my sweet potatoes.

Well, I did plant them early May, and they had tons of flowers. I gently dug around one square and I did feel a potato that was about the size of a medium sized male fist. I just arranged the mixture back over it though. So, I'm guessing I have potatoes. Do I let the plants fully die back? I have never planted potatoes, other than the sweet potatoes last year. They grow differently though.

flowergurl4eva 7/26/2011, 4:48 pm

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