On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:50:29 +0000, Dunzley wrote:

Hi,
Can store bought potatoes (forgot I bought them to make for dinner) that
are rock hard and have developed lots of eyes be planted? If so, do I
plant whole or cut them up? Are the eyes planted down or up? Thanks in
advance.
Regards,
Donna


Yes, you can plant grocery store potatoes, but I'd recommend agaist it.
It's far better to purchase certified seed potatoes every year. The
reasoning behind this is due to potato blight. Ownce you get a crop of
potatoes with blight, you may never get it out of your soil. Purchasing
certified potatoes will help ensure your crop will be blight and scab
free. This in no way means that you won't get infected, but your chances
are much lower than with grocery store potatoes.

If you feel the need to plant them anyway, you'll want to cut the potato
in to cubes. 1 to 2 inch cubes with at least one eye per cube. Plant them
into the ground 3 to 4 inches with the sprout(s) pointed up.
Good Luck.