So, yes, it's true: you can grow potatoes from potatoes! Take your pick from russet, Yukon, fingerling, and more varieties, and get your potato patch started so you can enjoy all their starchy goodness fresh from your garden. 18 мар. 2021 г.
Can you use normal potatoes as seed?
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!
What's the difference between seed potatoes and regular potatoes?
First, most potatoes in the grocery store have been treated with a sprout-inhibitor that prevents the potatoes' eyes from developing while in storage and on the shelf. Seed potatoes are NEVER treated with sprout inhibitors. This alone can be the difference between growing potatoes successfully or not.
Do you need special potatoes to grow potatoes?
Step 1: Choose Seed Potatoes Start with organic, certified disease-free seed potatoes obtained from a catalog or farm store. (Grocery store potatoes that have been treated with a sprout-retardant are not suitable for planting.) If you buy from a farm store, as I do, try to select tubers which have already sprouted.
Can you plant shop bought potatoes UK?
Can I use potatoes bought from the supermarket as seed potatoes? It is best not to because many shop bought potatoes may have been treated to prevent them from sprouting. They will also be more prone to disease.
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