Re: potatoes

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• To: L Carr <t*@media2.hypernet.com>
• Subject: Re: potatoes
• From: m*@nwark.com (Kathleen Meistrell)
• Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:17:38 -0600

>Is there any difference between "seed potatoes" and what happens when a 
>potatoe drops down behind the cupboard and you pull it out a couple 
>months later and it has 6 inch long sprouts coming out of it?  Can you 
>plant these and get more?
       Yes, lost/left over potatoes will grow and produce more potatoes, but
they will be much smaller than the ones you planted because they were
treated to prevent sprouting which inhibits growth.  I used the potato
recycling method until two years ago.  Seed potatoes are worth the money.
The plants are bigger, stronger, and the yeild/ potato size is greater.
They are variety specific...Look for *Yukon Gold* seed potatoes. They are
butter flavored white potatoes which will produce two crops in one growing
season in zone 5.  The best seed potato for new red potatoes is *Pontiac Red*.

Kathy (meistrel@nwark.com) in Fayetteville,Arkansas--Zone 5
  

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