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Can I use potatoes I grew as seed potatoes?

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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 store bought potatoes as seed potatoes?

Unlike certified seed potatoes for which you have to go through a long process and wait for delivery. There is no real advantage to growing potatoes from store bought ones (those soft, sprouting grocery store potatoes will make good compost). Seed potatoes are no more expensive than the ones purchased for eating.

Can you reuse seed potatoes?

So, yes, you can save your own seed potatoes for planting the next year. Commercial growers tend to use the same fields year after year, which increases the chance that diseases will infect the tubers.

What is the difference between seed potatoes and regular potatoes?

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.

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