Growing crops help?

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Juliko
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So...I started playing Sunshine Islands, and I'm not really getting the whole weather system. All I'm trying to do is grow potatoes, and I water them once a day every day. But I can't seem to harvest them. They're at the mature stage with the white flowers, but how do you get them out? Do you need to plow them out with the hoe?
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They're not ready to be harvested at that point
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Sunshine Island...I had multiple spreadsheets tracking water and sun points. Trees were the worst. Pretty crazy - the most complicated system to get the best crops in the entire series.

When the potatoes are ready to be picked, it should look like a potato. Check the game guide here for pictures (or Isle of Happiness - same crops).
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In NO case harvest with a sickle....!
You should be able to pick them up like other items from the ground, can't remember if this was "A" or another button. But when there are flowers at the top, the potato should be ready to harvest, although maybe it needs first to get a potato-like bulb at the bottom of the plant?
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Here's the link to the page with photos of spring crops

http://fogu.com/hm8/farm/springcrops.php
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If they have the white flower, then they are ready to be harvested. Make sure your hands are empty and press 'a' while standing next to them to harvest. In regards to the watering/sun points thing, I just water once a day and my crops seem to turn out ok.
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