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Re[2]: potatoes


Kathy,

If you get potatoes at a farmer's market and they are called organic, are these 
also pretreated to prevent sprouting?
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, CA  USDA9b Sunset19


>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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