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Cutting back potatoes

KmehKmeh Posts: 173
in Fruit & veg
Hello

I've planted my potato crop far too close to my peas and beans. It's now stopping sunlight getting to peas and beans.

Is it ok to cut back the potatoes or does that stop the potatoes growth below the soil. 

Thank you

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The foliage on the potatoes feeds the plant and thus the development of tubers.    You could try just harvesting a few from the row nearest your peas and beans and enjoy some early, new potatoes rather than leaving them all to become maincrop potatoes.
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  • KmehKmeh Posts: 173
    Thank you @Obelixx
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