Posted: 6/11/2010 6:21:59 PM EDT
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I've been reading the threads about growing potatoes and decided to give it a shot. I went out and bought some seed potatoes this evening along with all the lumber. The sprouts on my seed potatoes are about eight inches long.
Do I leave them and plant them as is, or do I cut them off before I plant and let them grow out again? If I let the sprouts on, do I cover the entire sprout with dirt, or let some sticking out of the ground? Thanks. |
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From everything I've read, you can plant late varieties well into June. Besides, now that I've got all the supplies, I might as well give it a shot and see what grows.
I'm a lot later than I'd like to be, but circumstances didn't allow for an early planting. I'll get a jump on it next year. |
| I'd cut the potatoes into pieces about the size of golf balls, leaving one or two sprouts on each piece. Plant the pieces 4-6 inches deep with the sprouts pointed up. If the sprouts stick out of the ground, I wouldn't worry about it. They should burst into leaves only a few days after poking through the surface. |