Rain Damage potatos in straw

FILMNET · June 23, 2011

My Kennubec potatoes which i am growing in straw were dropped with rain yesterday. i just put some hay more around them on then put the plants up.Used they me OK now?

TZ-OH6 · June 23, 2011

Its OK if they flop over. Like a sprawled tomato plant they put up suckers to fill in the gaps and gather more sunlight for better tuber production.

wingnut · June 23, 2011

they look fine from here! I had a couple get snapped off when they fell.

platys · June 23, 2011

Mine have been flopping all on their own, now that they are super tall. In fact, I had to move plants out of the way to make room for the flopping. I hope that they are making potatoes under there.

kath · June 23, 2011

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Originally Posted by platys

Mine have been flopping all on their own, now that they are super tall. In fact, I had to move plants out of the way to make room for the flopping. I hope that they are making potatoes under there.

If they're tall enough to flop on their own, you can be sure they're making potatoes. Digging potatoes is like a treasure hunt...so much fun!

June 23, 2011	#1
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Rain Damage potatos in straw My Kennubec potatoes which i am growing in straw were dropped with rain yesterday. i just put some hay more around them on then put the plants up.Used they me OK now? Last edited by FILMNET; June 23, 2011 at 07:53 PM.

June 23, 2011	#2
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 848	Its OK if they flop over. Like a sprawled tomato plant they put up suckers to fill in the gaps and gather more sunlight for better tuber production.

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wingnut Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: bald hill area thurston county washington Posts: 312	they look fine from here! I had a couple get snapped off when they fell.

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platys Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 176	Mine have been flopping all on their own, now that they are super tall. In fact, I had to move plants out of the way to make room for the flopping. I hope that they are making potatoes under there.