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Darleen 8 miles from Athens, OH(Zone 6a) Aug 08, 2005

It's been stinkin' HOT. So I've neglected the harvesting of my white potatoes. Vines have died, but I have not dug them. Anybody know if I'm going to lose my yield? How long can I/should I have waited?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Aug 08, 2005

If you don;t have voles harvesting them, or extremely wet weather which encourages rot, you should be okey. I would get them out as soon as you can, but under favorable conditions they will keep in the ground for quite a while.

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TamaraFaye Fritch, TX(Zone 6b) Aug 09, 2005

no volesit is fairly dry here. i left some of mine till thanksgiving. it was neat digging our own potatoe for the meal! apparently i missed some (it was cold), because volunteers came up from there this year

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Darleen 8 miles from Athens, OH(Zone 6a) Aug 09, 2005

Ah, good to know. I've been beating myself up mentally for being a lazy bum.

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TamaraFaye Fritch, TX(Zone 6b) Aug 10, 2005

someone (not a lazy bum either) once said, "why do in summer what you can put off till fall..."

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Darleen 8 miles from Athens, OH(Zone 6a) Aug 11, 2005

Love that quote! Must remember it for next year.

When it's 90 degrees outside with high humidity I want to avoid any activity that makes me sweat...like go outside and... breathe!

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