When to Harvest Potatoes in the Garden

When to Harvest Potatoes in the Garden....

After you plant your seed potatoes, hill the plants and continuously care for them, of course you start wondering what’s going on beneath the surface of the soil! When can you start enjoying your much anticipated harvest? It’s tough to resist sticking your hands into the dirt to make sure there are actually potatoes growing. In my experience, there’s no reason to resist carefully checking on them. I’ve done that quite often for the past few months! It’s just a relief to see tiny potatoes growing from the roots. I felt anywhere from grape-sized potatoes up to fist-sized ones. The question is, though, when is the perfect time to harvest potatoes in the garden? The answer is in the visual changes that the plants go through during the growing process....

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