Harvey Mungaknuts Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Can I get potatos to grow by cutting and plantig the eyes off of some potatos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yes, you can quarter them etc. I usually buy seed potatoes and prefer Kenebec (sp) and also plant a red potatoe as well but I throw a whole potatoe in the hill instead of cutting them and have good luck that way. I was eating potatoes from the garden up till a few ago and finally ran out. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Just leave enough of the tuber to feed the sprout until it develops good roots. The advantage of buying seed potatoes is that you can be sure you are getting scab resistant varieties. Don't lime your soil for potatoes if you have the scab bacteria in the soil and if you get potato beetles kill them off quick. They can strip the plant of leaves in no time. I haven't grown potatoes in a long time. You are tempting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Some potatoes are ttreated so yo get all stalk and no tators so people won't buy cheaper bags of tators at the store instead of planting tators. I had this happen when I used a partial bag of store bought that were growing eyes and didn't get one potato out the row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Up until a few weeks ago we were still eating taters out of the garden. I love to plant them and love to dig them and love to eat them. Seems I always have a salt shaker with me while I dig a few hmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Where in the heck do you live, and if it's around here we need your help! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 That might have been a little misleading. I dug them last fall and stored them properly and have been eating them for most of the winter. The small ones that are now left will probably be planted but I do buy seed taters to plant for my crop. I like Kenebeck (sp) and also plant a red tater as well. As for the salt shaker that is when I am out in the garden stealing a tater here and there without disturbing the whole plant while they grow....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 OK, I thought we had found a tater guru here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 When can I plant tators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 If you are willing to cover then green tops in case of a frost then you can try them now. Otherwise you may want to wait till May 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 K thanks. I had to plant my pumpkins. We started them too early and they started vining across the ceiling in the basement. lol. They look ok this morning. If it gets too cold I'll have to cover them. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 You'll have to be a lot more careful of the pumpkins than of the potatoes. If the potatoes get frosted they will come back but the pumpkins won't make it if the frost gets them. I've cut the bottoms out of clear milk jugs and put them over plants that were put out too early. This won't protect them from frost so much as warm things up just a little so they will thrive rather than just sit there until warmer weather. You would still probably have to cover if we got anything more than a very light frost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 thats what i thought. thank heavens there isn't a field of them lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Luckily Pumpkins are easy to replant. Starting the seeds inside isn't really necessary, and even if you do, I wouldn't do it more than 3, maybe even 2 weeks ahead of time. They just get way too big to deal with. Unless you have ideal transplanting conditions, pumpkins started in the ground will catch up with anything you start ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 This is true but we wanted to be sure the seeds were good. Well apparently they were really good judging by the size of the plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired outlaw Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 when i lived in Troutville and had a garden i went down to big run milling and got bag's of Buckwheat hulls,rot tilled them in ground beast tasting and easy to dig out just reach your hand in and grab them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I guess you can just toss the seed potatoes on the ground and cover them with a lot of straw and they will grow OK. Easy to harvest although I've heard people say that they take on the flavor of the straw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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