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Old 20-06-2003, 07:32 AM
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Default Potatoe plants from last year's plants

On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:38:21 GMT, Kayla wrote:

Last fall I missed digging up some potatoe plants and they are growing
this year. Will they be good potatoes to use this year or should I
dig them up and discard them. I am in Zone 5 and we had a severe


They will most assuredly be good potatoes. I usually dig them up a
few days before first freeze, so they are less starchy. Growing old
rooting potatoes is one of the easiest things to grow in a garden (and
one of the hardest to get rid of )

Dan