it does, and i am very pleased with the results!
this photo is the plant that was blown over from a recent wind storm. it’s still growing and is healthy enough to produce full-size potatoes at die-off harvesting. a couple of weeks ago it did have two flowers on it which typically indicate the time to harvest new potatoes.
here is a view of the top with the vines cut-off and as you can see, none of the potatoes were at the surface avoiding green potatoes.
i turned the bucket upside-down and removed it. it clearly shows the roots were uniform and happy.
the soil was soft, fluffy and easily broken apart to find 