"stuart noble" wrote ...

AL_n wrote:
Throughout the year I occasionally potatoes from my local supermarket
(for
cooking purposes) and after keeping them for a while, sometimes they
start
sprouting. If this happens, does it mean they are suitable for planting
in
the garden? I live on the South coast of England, with its fairly mild
climate, if that's relevant.

I would assume the answer is "yes", but I'm asking this because I've
never
heard of anyone planting spuds from the supermarket.


I had a very good crop of King Edwards that way.

Can't grow them, got clay in our silt soil.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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