Earthing up potatoes that have flowers forming.

[bluecar]

Hello all.

This year I decided not mound up my early potatoes as soon as I had planted them. I felt I needed to earth up today as a number of them were reaching 4 to 6 inches however, many of them have got flowers forming (closed). Should I still earth them up - if so should I cover the flower heads? Should I have earthe them up earlier?

Regards

Bluecar

[bluecar]

[johhnyco15]

i would earth them up just incase the tubers get exposed  to light which will turn them green and make them inedible  hope this helps

[Pescador]

Earth them up but don't cover the flowers. You're earthing up to stop the tubers going green, not for frost protection, so no need to cover the haulms, just get a good bank of soil around the base.

[picman]

You can pinch the flowers off...