Oddbean

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 @820fe993 You'll need to look at each potato variety you plant, they each have a time where they reach maturity. I make a note in my diary of when I planted them and then work out when they'll reach maturity. On that day I'll do a little digging around in the soil gently to see how big they are.

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 @820fe993 You don't need to dig them up straight away, we usually just leave them in the ground until we want to eat them, and just dig a little to get access to some.

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 @820fe993 There are other ways to determine if the potato plants are ready to harvest, some potato plants start to die back, others start flowering. Don't eat the potato berries after flowering, they are poisonous, as well as any potatoes that are green in colour.

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 @820fe993 But potatoes are nearly full proof to grow, and once you have potatoes in your garden, you'll never get rid of them. You always miss some when harvesting them, and they'll grow up the next year. All my vege garden beds have surprise potato plants that grow up each years, they're a bonus meal in my opinion.

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 @820fe993 I hope this helps.

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 @120acc36 thanks for the Potato growing guidance.  My abandoned seed potatoes now have 1cm of growth - so I’ll leave a bit longer & follow your recipe for success.   I’ve got Agria.  But I might return for something good for potato salad for summer.  😎

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 @820fe993 @120acc36 
Local legend has it that you “don’t” plant your potatoes out until the Kowhai flower.
We had a super crop of “older” types last year, so much nicer than bought spuds (Rua, Ilam Hardy, Jersey Benny, etc).  This was despite such wet weather.

Good luck with your crops!

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 @13b9762d @820fe993 the neighbour’s kowhai tree started flowering two weeks ago, we’ve had a warm winter in Dunedin.