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title: "Potatoes are thriving this year. Last year it was half the growth as…"
description: "Potatoes are thriving this year. Last year it was half the growth as this year and harvest was just over 100lbs from this same pit. Hoping to break that this…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/648749bf8815084e7feb7413"
community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Stonehawk"
published: "2023-06-12T16:37:19.626Z"
language: "en"
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# Potatoes are thriving this year. Last year it was half the growth as…

_Posted by Stonehawk on 2023-06-12_

Potatoes are thriving this year. Last year it was half the growth as this year and harvest was just over 100lbs from this same pit. Hoping to break that this year! Purple, fingerling and russet. Purple seems to be winning at the moment but time will tell!

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## 1 comment

### Stonehawk commented on 2023-06-14

If anyone reads this cut off all flowers from your potatoes! They don’t make potatoes they make a green toxic berry.

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