It's very easy to make seed potatoes for the gardening season. Choose your favorite potato variety. You can use any potatoes, from traditional white potatoes to Idaho and Russet. All you need are potatoes with eyes, and you're on your way to growing a great crop of spuds!
Can you use potatoes from the grocery store as seed potatoes?
Can Regular Potatoes Be Used As Seed Potatoes? Regular potatoes (store bought potatoes) are not the same as seed potatoes. Regular store bought potatoes are grown for eating – they are not intended for planting, although it is possible to plant them. You can still get healthy plants from store bought potatoes.
What is the difference between a seed potato and a regular potato?
Seed potatoes are grown with the sole intention of guaranteed produce. Whereas the regular potatoes need to stay fresh to increase their long life, seed potatoes are cultivated in garden centers to ensure high yields. Seed potatoes are grown in the best conditions and safeguarded from any vulnerability.
Can I make my own seed potatoes?
To make your own seed potatoes select healthy, non-diseased, firm tubers and with a clean, sharp knife cut the tuber into pieces. Optimal sized-pieces are 1½ to 2 inches in diameter, blocky or square in shape, with as few cut surfaces as possible and containing at least one bud eye in each piece.
Can you plant potatoes that are not seed potatoes?
No, you should not plant a potato that has not sprouted. A potato that has not sprouted may grow into a new plant, but this is not guaranteed. You have a much better chance of successfully growing a healthy new plant if you encourage the potato to sprout before you plant it.
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