I am asking all the readers if they know this one cause I don't.
I think I hilled my Yukon Gold potatoes too late. The plants are about 12 inches tall with no flower buds but were already producing ping-pong sized potatoes. Some of the baby potatoes were turning green. I just hilled them tonight and am wondering if this will prevent the rest of them from going green (no, not saving the planet).
Do any knowledgeable potato gardeners out there know the answer? I guess if they are green come harvest time I will have a large batch of seed potatoes for next year.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
4 comments:
It reminds me to hill my own potatoes! The plants are huge already. I think even some green ones can be eaten if to remove all the green part. Did you check how those green potatoes look inside? Maybe they will change their color later, after being longer in the dark? Anyway, I'll be curious to see what happens with your potatoes! Good luck!
I think you will be fine, when the ones that were green grow up they will probably only be partially green and totaLly edible as long as you cut that green spot off...or like you said, save them for next seasons seed potatoes. As long as they are covered the rest o fyou rpotatoes shoul dbe fine.
As far as I am concerned there is no such thing as too late. Ok well maybe not but I think you hilled up just in time as there is still plenty of time for them to grow.
Tatyana- I didn't check the baby tater but am just hoping they lose some of the green. I didn't hill my plants enough two years ago and some potatoes were inedible and I almost made myself sick. Don't want that to happen this year.
Mr. H - thanks for the reassurance. I hate to be out the yukon golds for this fall. They're so delicious.
Bakingbarb - Thanks for the reassurance too. There is still half the season to go. Otherwise we will have tons of seed for next season.
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