carol...gently reach your hands into the soil and feel around for potatoes...or sweep back some soil, like you're on an archeological dig...and uncover what's happening there.
each potato is attached to the main plant on a umbilical chord-like vine. if you do not break the vine...you can simply cover the potato over and let it continue to grow if it's too small.
sizeable potatoes...you can gently pick without harming the plant. potatoes will continue to grow both in size and number until eventually...the plant begins to yellow, and fall over, dying. at this point...you can just get right in there harvest whatever you find.
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