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. 20 мар. 2014 г.
Can you use potatoes from the grocery store as seed potatoes?
You buy a bag of potatoes and before you can use them, they begin to sprout. Rather than throwing them out, you may be contemplating growing grocery store potatoes in the garden. Will store-bought potatoes grow though? The answer is yes.
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!
Why do you have to use seed potatoes?
The purpose of the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS) is to make sure that seed potatoes are true to the variety and healthy so as not to harbour and spread diseases. The best seed potatoes used to come from Scotland where the lack of disease spreading aphids kept the crops healthy.
Can I grow my own seed potatoes?
Potatoes grow easily from seed potatoes. You've probably unintentionally started a few of your own just by keeping a bag of potatoes around long enough for them to sprout. The potato is a tuber, which contains all the material necessary to start new plants. The tubers grow underground from the stem, not from the roots.
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