"Victoria Heisner" wrote in message
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Hi;
About a month ago, or so, I planted a bunch of seed potatoes that I had
gotten from Johnny's and Burpee. When I planted them, I simply took them
out of the fridge, and planted them whole. After all this time, nothing
has shown up above ground, so I dug one up, and found that it looked
exactly the way it did when I planted it. If I had peeled it, I could have
made mashed potatoes, or fried potatoes.

Is there anything I should have done to the seed potato before planting
it?
They were small enough, and this is my first try, so I didn't cut any
eyes.

The varieties are Red Gold, Yukon Gold, and Kennebec. My soil is clay,
and
I rototilled, and added (so far) 1" of composted manure (Moo Doo), and
some
Complete Organic Fertilizer (cottonseed meal, lime, kelp meal, rock
phosphate). Also, I live in Zone 5, Central-Southern Vermont. This is my
first garden.

Thanks,
Vicki

They will sprout, your soil temps may still be a little low.

I'm in the south and plant potatoes 1st of February and
they are blooming now.

I usually cut the potatoes into eyes (even the small ones)
a couple of days before planting and let them dry some
before planting, this seems to trigger a quicker sprouting
response.

basilisk