Old Reliable
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Can I by potatoes at the story to save and plant them next spring?
We may note be able to get seed potatoes come spring?
We may note be able to get seed potatoes come spring?
You can do that with sweet potatoes. Irish potatoes are very disease prone, and overwintered volunteers are a major reservoir.Last year I planted sweet potatoes and when digging up must have missed a couple. This Spring two groups of plants sprung up so I snapped some off and stuck in a dozen other places in the beds. ALL grew and we got a nice harvest of potatoes this year.
So I buried a couple small ones and hope they resprout next Spring.
If they make eyes they will grow. Be careful you can introduce disease to your soil that way.I believe they are usually sprayed with something to prevent them from budding.
No, but it wears off over time.Can that sprout retardant be washed off?
Thanks for the resource!In case anyone finds it hard to get seed potatoes in their area:
Certified Organic Maine Certified Seed Potatoes Archives - Wood Prairie Family Farm
No, they will ship at the proper time for planting... they don't want to them to freeze, either!Thanks for the resource!
I'd really like to order some NOW before the rush, but they'd likely freeze on the way across the country.
No, they will ship at the proper time for planting... they don't want to them to freeze, either!
Summerthyme
In case anyone finds it hard to get seed potatoes in their area:
Certified Organic Maine Certified Seed Potatoes Archives - Wood Prairie Family Farm
Likely slaked lime, to try to prevent the seed pieces from rotting. Some folks use sulfur dust.I vaguely remember my grandfather dusting his seed potatoes with some kind of white powder. Anyone know what that would have been and is it still done?
Thank you! Just ordered some Butte seed potatoes, a book on how to grow potatoes, potato fertilizer, some paper potato bags, and some winter Burgess Buttercup squash. This will be a first for me! Couldn't find any sour cream bush seeds though.
I would soak them in mild soapy water and then a scrub with a dish brush if that's a concern.I believe they are usually sprayed with something to prevent them from budding.