Re: Presprouting Potatoes
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The brown skin is "Kranz", listed in the catalog as an early potato, is
certified as Organically Grown and disease free. I believe it is related to
Burbank. It is developing nice stubby, sturdy green sprouts (like the book
says).
The red skin is "Buffalo" also listed as an early potato and is also
certified as Organically Grown and disease free. It was developed with a
cross from Bison according to the catalog. No sprouts yet.
We always use seed potatoes because super market types are reportedly often
treated with a growth retardant to reduce sprouting. We also always plant
early potatoes because of the short growing season. Usually have new
potatoes in April but sometimes not until May. After May when the daytime
temperatures are nearly always over 100 deg C, it's all over for potatoes.
Our potatoes seldom attain baking size and do not store well but new
potatoes in April are a bit of a treat. I am hoping that with presprouting
I can get an earlier start and possibly grow the potatoes to a larger size.
Will appreciate any advice.
Olin
USDA Zone 9b, Sunset Zone 13, AHS Heat-Zone 11
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Griffiths <stephen.griffiths@dial.pipex.com>
Subject: Re: Presprouting Potatoes
> ...
>I think we need more information.
>
>You don't say if the potatoes you are using are "seed" potatoes or just
>store bought.
>What potato varieties are you trying to grow? Are they earlies, second
>earlies, main crop?
>
>...
>If they are proper "seed" potatoes the reason may quite simply be that the
>red skin potatoes are a late maincrop type which start later and therefore
>won't sprout at the same time as the brown skins.
>Not all potatoes are the same.
>
> ...
