13-04-2011, 08:08 PM
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Seed potatoes
songbird wrote:
Nad R wrote:
Blackberry wrote:
Steve Peek;917703 Wrote:
"HL B123" wrote in message
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With exception of having more to plant ,what is the purpose of
cutting seed potatoes into halves or quarters?
thanks hlb-
Potatoes have many "eyes" (spots where sprouts occur). If too
many eyes
sprout those resulting sprouts become crowded, reducing yield. Man
has discovered that 2-3 sprouts work well for maximum production,
thus the cutting before planting helps out as well as producing
additional "seed".
I think cutting the seed before planting helps in producing well and
more!!
Would that be at the expense increased disease rate by cutting them.
Pros and Cons here?
from what i've seen in the buckets
of scraps, don't worry. those buggers
don't rot easily.
i've got plenty of peels that were
cut and immediately buried that are
still viable and sprouting months
later.
the only thing i would be worried
about if there was any apparent rot
to start with. trim that off and
you'll be good to go.
songbird
I hope so , I didn't read the instructions , just cut n buried .
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