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ibraash · May 6, 2016

Jeannine,

Thanks for the hilling info. I am growing red potatoes (Pontiac) in five gallon buckets and 4 foot high, wooden boxes I made. I planted them around February 20th and have been hilling them since then. I have hilled them for about three feet now and they are still growing and very green. The leaves of the plants in one bucket started to turned yellow, and when I dumped the buckets I had about 2 pounds. The plants never flowered, and from reading online, potatoes have to flower before harvesting. Should I wait for the plants to flower or should they be ready now? I barely have any sunlight now because the trees have leaves obstructing most of the sunlight.

Please advise.

May 6, 2016	#49
ibraash Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 164	Jeannine, Thanks for the hilling info. I am growing red potatoes (Pontiac) in five gallon buckets and 4 foot high, wooden boxes I made. I planted them around February 20th and have been hilling them since then. I have hilled them for about three feet now and they are still growing and very green. The leaves of the plants in one bucket started to turned yellow, and when I dumped the buckets I had about 2 pounds. The plants never flowered, and from reading online, potatoes have to flower before harvesting. Should I wait for the plants to flower or should they be ready now? I barely have any sunlight now because the trees have leaves obstructing most of the sunlight. Please advise.