If potatoes you buy from the store do manage to sprout, you should plant them. Not only are store-bought spuds readily available, but you also don't have to wait weeks for them. Unlike certified seed potatoes for which you have to go through a long process and wait for delivery.
Can I use normal potatoes as seed potatoes?
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!
How do I turn store bought potatoes into seed potatoes?
To grow grocery store potatoes in a container using the layering method, plant the potatoes near the bottom of the pot. As the plant grows, layer soil and straw around the plant's stem. The layer method does best with indeterminate varieties of potatoes, which continue to sprout new potatoes along the stem.
What is the difference between store bought potatoes and seed 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.
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