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What potatoes are best for seed potatoes?

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What kind of potatoes do you use for seeds?

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 size potatoes are best for seed potatoes?

An ideal seed size range is between 1.5 ounces and two ounces. Seed pieces should average slightly larger at two to 2.5 ounces for “Russet Burbank” and similar varieties, with larger spacing between seed pieces.

Can I use potatoes I grew as seed potatoes?

Re: Can I used last year's potatoes as seed? Yes, you can use them and many people do but you run the risk of carrying over any disease that might be present. Having said that, I've imported blackleg on new certified seed potatoes so they are no guarantee of being disease free.

Can you use potatoes from the grocery store 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.

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