Lat June I planted out some potatoes that I had found with nice little
sprouts on them,
Nothing happened, well 1 did throw up a pathetic sprout but gave up
after a couple of weeks.
Well I went down there today and blow me, there is a lovely row with
potatoes all about 2 inches high.
I have never heard of potatoes sitting dormant for almost a year in
the soil.

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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Lat June I planted out some potatoes that I had found with nice little
sprouts on them,
Nothing happened, well 1 did throw up a pathetic sprout but gave up
after a couple of weeks.
Well I went down there today and blow me, there is a lovely row with
potatoes all about 2 inches high.
I have never heard of potatoes sitting dormant for almost a year in
the soil.

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Somebody has done the very same thing on our allotments and to my surprise
they are growing away


--
Rowdens Reservoir Allotments Association
www.rraa.moonfruit.com
Feed the soil, save the planet

Dave Hill wrote:
Lat June I planted out some potatoes that I had found with nice little
sprouts on them,
Nothing happened, well 1 did throw up a pathetic sprout but gave up
after a couple of weeks.
Well I went down there today and blow me, there is a lovely row with
potatoes all about 2 inches high.
I have never heard of potatoes sitting dormant for almost a year in
the soil.

I'm still finding sprouting potatoes in my raspberry bed after 3 years.


--
James

On 2 May, 09:04, JamesB wrote:
Dave Hill wrote:
Lat June I planted out some potatoes that I had found with nice little
sprouts on them,
Nothing happened, well 1 did throw up a pathetic sprout but gave up
after a couple of weeks.
Well I went down there today and blow me, there is a lovely row with
potatoes all about 2 inches high.
I have never heard of potatoes sitting dormant for almost a year in
the soil.

I'm still finding sprouting potatoes in my raspberry bed after 3 years.

--
James

After giving this problem a lot more thought I am wondering if the
potatoes had been sprayed with a retradant whilst in store, but that
should have stoped then sprouting last year in the bags ????
David Hill

Dave Hill wrote:
On 2 May, 09:04, JamesB wrote:
Dave Hill wrote:
Lat June I planted out some potatoes that I had found with nice little
sprouts on them,
Nothing happened, well 1 did throw up a pathetic sprout but gave up
after a couple of weeks.
Well I went down there today and blow me, there is a lovely row with
potatoes all about 2 inches high.
I have never heard of potatoes sitting dormant for almost a year in
the soil.
I'm still finding sprouting potatoes in my raspberry bed after 3 years.

--
James

After giving this problem a lot more thought I am wondering if the
potatoes had been sprayed with a retradant whilst in store, but that
should have stoped then sprouting last year in the bags ????
David Hill
I find potatoes are one of the worst "weeds". An old potatoes bed will
continue to sprout for 2 or three years, it is impossible to remove all
the tubers. when they surface after your seed bed had germinated they
are a pain in the neck!