HARVESTING POTATOES

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You have been patiently nurturing your potato crop all summer and now you are looking forward to sampling some of your delicious produce.  But how do you tell when your potatoes are ready to harvest?

Because your crop is buried deep underground, it is hard to tell the condition of your potatoes.  If you dig up a small area of your crop and observe the potatoes you will damage the root structure and inhibit the growth of the tubers.

Of course, harvest time every year will vary depending on the seasons weather conditions, soil type and variety of potato grown. There are some indicators you can use to let you know when its harvest time. By understanding the growth cycle of the potato you will be able to understand when the potatoes are ready to harvest.
 
Your crop will develop from your seed potato.  Tubers will develop from the roots of this seed potato, which swell into your potato crop.  Your seed potato will produce leaves to feed these tubers, which will grow right up until the plant produces flowers.  Growth of the potato tubers will stop when flowers are present as energy is used in the production of fruit and seeds.

Harvest your potatoes when the plants come into flower as your potatoes will not grow any larger from this point.

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