"david" wrote:

I believe that the practice in the US is to pot grow the shoots without the
tuber and then plant out these plants

Are you talking about sweet potatoes, an entirely different bird? I've
never heard of planting anything other than pieces of tubers here. But
then, I have farms down the road growing potatoes for far cheaper than I
could, so I just grow some "allblue" to impress the ladies. Whatever it
takes.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G