Love gardening! So rebellious to grow your own food 😊 I hadnt heard about cutting back the folage, but it would cause them to stress which should make them produce bigger pots because the think they are dying so they want to survive by making more or bigger pots.. I only now this from weed plants and how stressing can make bigger fruits..

The firsttime i ever grew potatoes, I told my friend that they kept dying, and he said "mate, that means they are ready to harvest" 😂