potatoes

My potatoes have had flowers for about three weeks. How do I know when to pick them?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/20/2015 @ 8:50 pm

You can just remove the flowers, or leave them. Some people like to removed them so the plant focuses more on the tubers while others leave them to ensure they do not accidentally allow disease into the plants through the cuts.

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