Rather than digging the whole potato bed at once, I dig out just a section at a time — only as much as we’ll actually eat in the next few days.

Keeps the rest in the ground longer, still growing, still keeping.
Rather than digging the whole potato bed at once, I dig out just a section at a time — only as much as we’ll actually eat in the next few days.

Keeps the rest in the ground longer, still growing, still keeping.