Can I plant a potatoe from the store...?

Question

and grow a potatoe plant that produces potatoes?
if not how do i grow a potatoe plant?

thanks in advance!

Answer 1

May I suggest burpees...

I love their "Potato Daisy Gold"

its much better than store bought taters

Answer 2

Sometimes. Pull one aside and wash it. Put it on a papertowel in a bright window. In a week or two, the eyes will start to produce stalks. Cut the potato up so each of the stalks is on a piece of potato about 1/2 inch around. Plant that about 1-2 inches below the surface of the dirt. Make sure the dirt is rich, soft loam, not clay.

If the potato doesn't sprout, try an organic potato.

Answer 3

Yes, just make sure there is an "eye" on it. It used to be that when a farmer harvested his potatoes in the fall, they would be kept in a root cellar all winter. (Except for the ones that were eaten over winter of course). Periodically the farmer would go through the potatoes and remove the "eyes" Eyes are white roots the grow out of the potatoe. Near the spring he would not remove the eyes, but let them grow. Sometimes a number of eyes grow on one potato. He would then cut the potatoes in pieces making sure each piece had an eye on it and plant it in the Spring and that was the new potato crop.Its probably still done this way because its so simple, but I don't know how they do it now. This is how my Irish grandfather planted his.

Answer 4

Potatoes are treatd with a fungicide when they are planted becuse no matter where they are grown, the can become infected with Phytopthora infestans, the same fungus that caused the Irish Potato famine. It is a fast spreading disease that has a wide host range, so not only will it effect your potatoes, it will effect anything else that is susceptible to it! It can survive in the soil as well as in plant debris.

If you have ever left potatoes sitting out on the counter, and they began to rot and stink, that was because of the fungus! It can remain dormant in potatoes then start to grow when conditions are suitable!!

I would suggest that you purchase potato seeds (pieces) from a seed company that sells them, don't grow them from ones you have purchased at the store!

Answer 5

Yes, you can grow a potato from a store bought potato. You must leave it out of refrigeration until it begins to grow "eyes." Once you have a nice set of eyes on the potato, cut it into quarters and plant each piece in a mound of dirt. Potatos do not grow as a plant, they are a tuber and grow in the ground.

They are a pretty easy veggie to grow. Good luck!

Answer 6

If the eyes on the potato from the store sprout, yes you can plant it and will very likely get some spuds. However, it IS better to buy seed potatoes in the psring - maybe split a bag with someone, as a bag will plant a lot of hills.

Answer 7

Been there, done that. Sooner or later, even a potato treated with sprout inhibiter will sprout from its "eyes." Sometimes I have used seed potatoes in the spring; sometimes I have just cut up larger potatoes from the store, let them dry a bit, and then plant them. (Each potato piece should have at least one "eye.")
It's always the same result: a bumper crop of potatoes.

Answer 8

Why yes you can. Those eyes that sprout sometimes before you have had a chance to eat them will grow into a potato plant.

Answer 9

No they have been treated. You can grow a pretty plant, though. You can go to the feed and grain store and purchase seed potatoes.

Answer 10

No. They have been sprayed with growth inhibitors. You are not going to get a good crop, only a bunch of leaves.

Order certified seed potatoes from a nursery. They're cheap