Potato Problem

[Canadian trapper]

Need a bit of info about potatoes. This is my first year at a potato garden, a small project at work. We planted 120 Ibs of seed potato's so we could donate all the crop to the local food banks. The potato's all come up good, we have been watering them on the dry days, hilled them etc. Now all the tops look like they are dried out. We pulled one hill and the potato's look good about the size of a tennis ball.
Should I just leave them in the ground? I think it's still early to dig them up?
The Canadian Trapper

[patricimo54]

I am, by no means an expert at gardening, but I was always told,"when the plant above ground dies It is time to harvest"

Looking forward for others input on the subject

[ninedeer]

I have already dug all my potato's.once the top are dead they are ready to dig.I will even start digging some before the top die.Love eatting them early potato ;D

[Canadian trapper]

We planted a small garden at work for a project. For some reason our potatoes tops all turned brown and died off early but we still harvested 550 Ibs of potatoes, about 60Ibs of carrots onions and squash. We donated everything to two local charities in the area, one of which sell items at a reduced price to family's having financial trouble and the other 1/2 of the harvest was donated to a food kitchen which feeds the hungry. I can honestly say the idea to help others mostly came from this site and a couple swamp members posting how they volunteer.
The Canadian Trapper

[cam]

Karma to you man, for helping out those who need it!

Cam.

[barkspud]

Way to go canadian trapper sound like you did well for the growing season and being your first year. Karma to you my friend

[Deleted]

That's awesome ct ;D

[ninedeer]

fantastic I always make my garden abit bigger then we need.so I can share the fruits of my labor to those less fortunate