On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 18:09:52 GMT, Gary Woods
wrote:

wrote:

Does a large potatoe seed tuber produce a heavier crop than a small
one ?

The "conventional wisdom" I've seen is that very small "sets" you buy from
a mail-order house are at a disadvantage, and that a whole egg-sized tuber
is optimum to give the new plant enough food to start out quickly. Bigger
than that, and you might as well cut the potato up.


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
I have noticed that in France, seed tubers are about eggsize and are
very uniform in size.
In the UK, by contrast, the size varies from plum to cricket ball
size.
( for non-UK readers 'cricket ball == tennis ball' )
:-)