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Potatoes that have started to sprout with fairly long sprouts(6") are they still good to plant as seed potatoes? ( I know this is wrong in my area to plant your own seed , as they should be purchased certified seed) Thanks to anyone with useful information. Murray
 
well yes, that is the best potatoes to plant is the ones that are sprouted. potatoes dont have to be planted deep. cover a couple inches with dirt then they come up fast . then they are hilled later. we always plant sprouted potatoes like that.
 
To grow new potatoes,I plant sprouts from peeling red potatoes. To make it easier to check on growth and hearvest new potatoes I plant in 80% compost x 20% soil mix raised bed. I don't plant anything other than certified seed in the potatoe plot for fear of introducing disease.
 
I also buy new seed potatoes each year.
What I do, is bring them inside where it is warm and there is light, and "chit" them for up to 3 weeks.

They get nice short, tight greenish/purple sprouts on them, which do not break off easily.
I think they come up about a week earlier than if I do not chit them.

The picture shows a Dark Red Norland from last year, ready to plant.
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Chitting
 
well here is a good one on seed potatoes. my mrs's grandparents brought seed potatoes from the Ukraine in the late 1920's when they imigrated here. these same potatoes have been used for seed year after year for the last 85-90 years! each year they are planted from the previous years seed. these potatoes are called King Edward potatoes. they have been kept up by family members every year. this is the best potatoe i have tasted. we sort them in the fall and keep smaller ones for seed. dont want to loose these potatoes. these potatoes have a pink skin with white patches. so i dont see what disease has to do with growing potatoes from your own seed. it has not happened yet with these potatoes.
 
We cut our seed potatoes into pieces with at least 2 eyes on them. Then any that have long sprouts get cut back to 2 growing buds. If you leave them long they grow where ever there is a bud(hard to contain in row). We plant potatoes left over from the year before every year. Make sure you choose potatoes without scab or any other blemishes.
 
I've been doing it for more than 20 years.

Saved the small ones from previous year's crop. Miserable shriveled looking little suckers !

Don't look like they would grow, but they do.

Never cut them because they're not big enough. About the size of golf balls.

Works for me.
 
(quoted from post at 08:52:49 05/12/16) Potatoes that have started to sprout with fairly long sprouts(6") are they still good to plant as seed potatoes? ( I know this is wrong in my area to plant your own seed , as they should be purchased certified seed) Thanks to anyone with useful information. Murray
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Not only will they grow, but the sprouts alone will also grow and produce new potatos. We grow red Norlands, Yukons, and Kennebecs. We always plant what is left over from last years harvest. We always get a good crop. Just dig a shallow trench, throw in the taters, and cover them up. They'll grow.
 
Hi Larry, those potatoes look to be planted quite close together? I see now why your potatoes rows are so straight. Look great Might drop by your place sometime this summer for a few minutes, just to check out your nice looking garden. Cheers Murray//// Thanks to everyone ,who gave all the great information, very much appreciated. Cheers, Murray
 
they are closer than I usually plant them,,he had room for one row,I had a box full,so I planted them all,I didnt want to waste them, I was thinking he can pull dig out some when they are young and eat some new potatoes if they get crowded?
 
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