Beginner Gardening: Growing Potatoes in Fabric Bags?, 4 by myalpinegarden

myalpinegarden wrote:
Hi Friends

Just another question from a newbie gardener that i am sure one of you with experience in growing potatoes in fabric bags can help me with.

Planted 2 types of potato seedling on June 17th. 1 - Yukon Gold -2- Red skinned white fleshed. The sprouts have cleared the top of the bag and continued to grow densly, healthy and green. They have now reached a height of approximately 2 to 2.5 feet.
Should I now be doing something to assist them in blooming? Are they too tall or tall enough?
I have been diligent in watering them. Covered the young shoots until they became strong enough to deal with the terrible spring/summer weather we have been having.

Would it be a good idea to pinch the top of the plants now so they stop growing taller and focus on growing potatoes or should I just leave well enough alone, and be patient.
Don't want to do something incorrectly and destroy a potentially healthy crop of potatoes.

Am loading a few pictures of my square foot garden as of today's date. I believe that it is doing very well since it was planted so late - June 17-21st. Have actually eaten my first little radish, and a couple handfulls of the wonderful sweet lettuce, growing happily. I am so pleased. Now if we get some sunshine I am sure it will grow fantastically.

Thanks a bunch for your anticipated advice.

Mag