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Old May 18, 2011   #49
owiebrain
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I have a question about pulls: How big is too big for planting?

My tubers (in moist mix) sat unattended for over a week (I've been stuck in bed with a back injury) and the shoots are humongous, several inches tall. I know when hilling, you shouldn't let them get too tall before raking on some dirt, because they won't form tubers after some point/amount of exposure. So now I'm wondering if these shoots are fairly pointless to work with. If they'll do something worthwhile, I'll get them removed and planted tomorrow but I don't want to waste my time (and still-screwy back) if not.

Geez, I hope I'm making sense. I think the medication is fogging up my brain.
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