Potato plant flowers? Good or bad

I have returned home from holidays to find foxes have trampled my veg bed. The netting has come off the brassicas and they've been eaten. The potato plants however are doing well but i noticed they are flowering is this good/ bad should I pick them?

What's good to plant in the ground now? As I have a lot of bare patches to fill in.

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on June 26, 2012 at 21:00

Some people will say remove the flowers but farmers don't bother and they seem to get decent yields.

Still plenty of time to sow carrots, beetroot, winter greens, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Mr Farmer on June 27, 2012 at 9:17

I sowed yesterday lettuce and radish because they don't need to much time.

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Permalink Reply by chocolatelikesnow on June 27, 2012 at 9:37

I leave them because they don't see to do any harm and because I think they are really pretty! :)

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on June 27, 2012 at 20:39

When you get the flowers, it's a good sign
This is when you need to ensure they have plenty of water as they are now growing
I remove my flowers to ensure all the spare goodness and energy goes into the tubers rather than into the flower.
Not certain if it makes a difference or not but has become a habit