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Do potatoes flower? #33433 June 20th, 2005 at 11:04 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 West Virginia Meg OP Member
OP Meg Member Joined: Jun 2004 West Virginia	I have potatoes growing in a barrel, and I noticed today, tiny flower bud looking things on one piece. Do potatoes flower? Meg

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Re: Do potatoes flower? #33434 June 21st, 2005 at 12:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b Amigatec Member
Amigatec Member Joined: Feb 2005 Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b	Yes they do!! And that means you are making potatoes!

Re: Do potatoes flower? #33435 June 21st, 2005 at 12:41 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 West Virginia Meg OP Member
OP Meg Member Joined: Jun 2004 West Virginia	Coooooooooooool!!! Meg

Re: Do potatoes flower? #33436 June 21st, 2005 at 01:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Missouri duckie Member
duckie Member Joined: Mar 2004 Missouri	yes it is very cool. When the flowers open, you can gently dig around the base of the plant and collect some small potatoes. I'm always excited to see the blooms.New potatoes are so good.

Re: Do potatoes flower? #33437 June 25th, 2005 at 09:00 AM
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Bestofour Member Joined: Aug 2003 Monroe, NC	Should you wait for the plant to start dying back?

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