Main crop potatoes just starting to flower, should I pinch out? Community › Community › General Gardening › Vegetables › Main crop potatoes just starting to flower, should I pinch out? This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 2 months ago by charles. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts 12th June 2017 at 2:55 pm #40089 SteveDevineParticipant Just noticed my main crop potatoes starting to develop flower buds, should I pinch them out? 12th June 2017 at 7:22 pm #40098 charlesModerator Steve I would not. I know it is sometimes (not usually) recommended, but I have not seen hard evidence in favour. Perhaps try a few and see, if you have time. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In