old potatoes that are growing sprouts can they be planted to grow more potatoes?

Question

i have some old potatoes that are starting to grow things out of hem would it be possible to plant these and expect another crop of potatoes from these?

Answer 1

Yes, but do so in the spring.

I have often planted store-bought potatoes with sprouts. Usually though, I cut up the potatoes so that at least one sprout is on each piece planted. I also usually let the cut up potatoes dry a little first before placing them in the ground.

Answer 2

Okay....wow...this is the deal. Most of the potatoes you will buy in stores have been treated with a growth inhibitor to prevent sprouting, thus lengthening self-life. As this is an extra cost, I would assume some brands with a good distribution systems would skip this step.

The indents are the eyes where the potato sprouts. You only need one to grow a new potato plant. Most farmers will cut the potato so there are 2-3 eyes to a section and plant it as soon as the ground can be worked.

Most plants are planted in sand, they like good drainage. To make good yields, potatoes need LOTS of water. After the top foliage dies or freezes lightly the potatoes are harvested, however, if planted mid-April you might be able to dig in at the side and harvest a few around the 4th of July just to celebrate. There is nothing so good as fresh baby potatoes!

Potatoes are cultivated by hilling the dirt up around the plant, lengthening out the stem, and probably encouraging the poatoe to set more of the tubers.

A lot of times what is sold as seed potato (for cutting) are the grade 2 potaotes which are sort of small for eating and could be planted whole. It depends on whether it costs more labor-wise to halve or quarter versus the cost of the potato. Sometimes they are treated with a fungicide, but this is not necessary if potatoes haven't been grown in your soil in the last three years.

Answer 3

Growing Potatoes From Potatoes

Answer 4

Yes they will. Plant them with the sprouts pointing downwards.

I had some lovely new potatoes one year from doing just that.

Answer 5

Yes but feed them well. You don't need whole pototos, the peel if kept moist will germinate.
Cut the individual sprouts apart and plant them.
In other words get many sprouts off one potato.

Answer 6

The simple answer is yes you can. How many spuds are you talking about? I have done this many times, by growing them in tubs full of compost, planting 4 to a tub. People say that the crop will be poor, but I've always got plenty from the ones that I've done.

Answer 7

Yes you can plant these potatoes and they will grow ok. The only difference between these and seed potatoes is that seed ones have been screened and treated for diseases and viruses.

Answer 8

in recent trials even with seed pots it makes no difference if you have chitted them or not so if i where you i would brake off most of the sprouts then plant buying seed pots is very expensive and only if you have an allotment

Answer 9

yes you can grow another crop like this , where there is a shoot growing cut under this taking some of the skin with it . like a wedge, then plant them. we do this all the time here in Spain

Answer 10

You can, but they are not resistant to disease like the seed potatoes. I would suggest going to a nursery and buying seed potatoes, they are very inexpensive.