Potatoe Advice please

[charlz]

Until the ground freezes. If the ground is super dry it might not be good for them so you might want to water them a bit even after they are dead to keep the ground moist.

 

[Car Doc]

Once mine start dieing back for whatever reason they are done thats the way it is big or small they did what they could.

I let most all of them get to that point takes a week to two and I mow over them to mulch the tops and then plow them up with a middle buster and get it over with and as soon as we pick them all up I till the spot.

 

[bp fick]

The drought will likely cut our production in half this year. Barely keeping them alive through irrigating. It's gotten old. Tough year. Century temps and no rain. What are you gonna do?

I've plowed and dragged the fields in late October and early November and raked up lots of 'taters. Frankly, they were just as good as the ones we picked up in August. No problem. The ones you miss will "volunteer" next year too.

 

[SSdoxie]

Mine died off about 3 weeks ago, all that is left of the plant is a little brown stem. I just left them in the ground and go out to dig a couple hills anytime I want fresh potatoes. It has started to rain quit bit this past week so will harvest the rest this weekend.

 

[joshuabardwell]

I've plowed and dragged the fields in late October and early November and raked up lots of 'taters. Frankly, they were just as good as the ones we picked up in August. No problem. The ones you miss will "volunteer" next year too.

That was what finally convinced me to leave them in the ground. I would find them weeks later, in fine shape. As long as it doesn't get too wet, or the bugs/mice don't start getting too aggressive, that's far better than trying to store them indoors. Once I pull them, I can only keep them for a few weeks until they go soft and sprout.

 

[wawajake]

Thanks everyone , looks like I will leave them in the ground for a few weeks as long as it does not become really wet . I do have a middle buster and could perhaps take down the deer/dog fence at one end and try to plow them up from middle of garden in a few weeks.

 

[sam5570]

That was what finally convinced me to leave them in the ground. I would find them weeks later, in fine shape. As long as it doesn't get too wet, or the bugs/mice don't start getting too aggressive, that's far better than trying to store them indoors. Once I pull them, I can only keep them for a few weeks until they go soft and sprout.

my tator vines or deed been that way about 2 weeks but they were planted on april 6 good friday had good growth if you want tour tators to last longer once you dig them if possible they need to be in a cool dry place annd most important cover them so there not in the light we use lots of news paper to cover them like most evryone else im about 2 months ahead this year i normanly don't dig tators till first of september so we will all learn together this time first time ever planted that early.

 

[Car Doc]

Not potato related but drought and season related I have black walnuts already. In 24 years I have never once seen walnuts on the trees before September going to be a strange winter.

 

[ctadds]

Old post but the only one I can find relating to harvesting potatoes with the bucket teeth. Seems like it should work. Does anyone have any tips on what to do or not do?

Thanks, Craig

 

[Jstpssng]

Old post but the only one I can find relating to harvesting potatoes with the bucket teeth. Seems like it should work. Does anyone have any tips on what to do or not do?

Thanks, Craig

Just dig below the potatoes, dump them out and rake. That's how I harvested mine last fall, as I was recovering from surgery and wasn't supposed to do any lifting. I've also used my backhoe, which worked better but would be a pain to put on and take longer than just digging them.