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 · How to Trim Potato Plants To trim your edible potato plants, pinch off the blossoms as soon as they appear on the plant, or snip them off with shears Blossoms are an indicator that the plant is mature and small tubers are formed Removing the flowers removes the competition and fosters larger, healthier potatoesLift early potatoes carefully with a fork as soon as they are ready, when tubers are about the size of a hen's egg or more Flowering often occurs at this time, but the tubers may be ready before Provided the crop is healthy, leave main crop plants until early to midautumn to bulk up (but the tubers are prone to slug damage) Storing · The flowers signal that the potato tubers are growing so now is a good time to give extra water for bigger potatoes leave them in the ground If you are curious dig one to see how they are doing Watch out for little brown spots on the leaves developing in the next few weeks that is a sign of potato blight How To Grow Potatoes In Bags Thompson ...