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Avian User ID: 684156 United States 05/30/2009 06:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | minimum size should be the size of a chicken egg when you cut them up...try to have 2 eyes and plant the eyes up. Start with4-6 inches of cover and "mound" up the soil around the plant as it grows. google planting potatoes in tires good luck "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." - Frédéric Bastiat food, water, ammo, weapons, battery back up solar, hand well pump, wood stove and 1 year of food...oh yeah PM's too...good luck |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 683607 United States 05/30/2009 06:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | the eye goes up...you don't hardly need to plant them...but to keep them moist it helps...to wet and they will rot... cut potato in many pieces where "eye" is showing... plant under loose soil...at least a foot a part...when the plant dies, dig up the potatoes...if your soil is good you will get about ten potatoes per plant... you can just leave them in the soil til the ground freezes... I keep them in a drawer in my fridge and they last all winter |
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Frigg Stuyvesant User ID: 621289 United States 05/30/2009 06:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Craving potatoes. Just started 5 more tires lol! Last Edited by Frigg Stuyvesant on 05/30/2009 06:46 PM Cui Bono? |
czygyny User ID: 418932 United States 05/30/2009 06:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Craving potatoes. Quoting: Frigg StuyvesantJust started 5 more tires lol! I'm growing mine under insect barrier cloth this year. SO far so good, big green healthy plants! I have some new potatoes already, and no leaf-hopper burn. Yep, can't wait for home grown taters! Kletos, Eklektos & Pistos |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 594943 United States 05/30/2009 11:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The only bad point to using store-bought eating potatoes that sprout is that you could bring in fungus and disease to your soil. Quoting: czygynySeed potaotes are certified free of pathogens. And, yes, sprouts up! Okay thanks. I know it's a little late, but I'm still going to plant some. I'll get some seed potatoes. |
Indian Elder User ID: 692486 Canada 06/01/2009 02:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Potatoes, tomatoes,corn, squash: these and many more were gifts to the world from american Indians. We planted and went on to the hunting etc and came back and groomed and harvested. No one weeded because that kept the potatoes and all strong. Only weed proof plants survived and the bad bugs often left the plant and hopped onto the weed. But do remember this: Potatoe is a member of the deadly nightshade family. The flowers and the eyes are so toxic that a tea made of them can kill you. This is why we grew them as no predator would touch them and the fruit of them was safely underground. Once it starts going to seed, dont eat them any more. They are also a good medicine plant...cut a thick slice or even half a potatoe and put on the soles of the feet to pull out poisens. Low calorie potatoes? Just cut mashed or ameican fries up in small cuts. Place in hot water for a few minutes and rinse. Repeat. This takes the calorie rich starch out. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 692501 United States 06/01/2009 02:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Potatoes, tomatoes,corn, squash: these and many more were gifts to the world from american Indians. We planted and went on to the hunting etc and came back and groomed and harvested. No one weeded because that kept the potatoes and all strong. Only weed proof plants survived and the bad bugs often left the plant and hopped onto the weed. Quoting: Indian Elder 692486But do remember this: Potatoe is a member of the deadly nightshade family. The flowers and the eyes are so toxic that a tea made of them can kill you. This is why we grew them as no predator would touch them and the fruit of them was safely underground. Once it starts going to seed, dont eat them any more. They are also a good medicine plant...cut a thick slice or even half a potatoe and put on the soles of the feet to pull out poisens. Low calorie potatoes? Just cut mashed or ameican fries up in small cuts. Place in hot water for a few minutes and rinse. Repeat. This takes the calorie rich starch out. This is my first time planting taters so you said once the plant starts going to seed,dont eat them. I have 3 thats getting flower tops already so is it safe to dig them and eat them at this point or do i let them stay in the ground until the tops die back? |
llaves User ID: 692457 United States 06/01/2009 02:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The only bad point to using store-bought eating potatoes that sprout is that you could bring in fungus and disease to your soil. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 594943Seed potaotes are certified free of pathogens. And, yes, sprouts up! Okay thanks. I know it's a little late, but I'm still going to plant some. I'll get some seed potatoes. I have some leftovers from an organic grower. Do I put the whole potato in the ground or do I have to cut it up around the eyes? I am going to change the world. |
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llaves User ID: 692457 United States 06/01/2009 02:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Don't EVER cut the potato into different eyes. All you will get is little golf ball size spuds. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 456756Plant whole tater in hole with composted manure in the bottom first. Eyes up sprouts down.. So I have to sprout them first? Leave them out in the light to get them to sprout? Thanks for the info BTW. Yesterday we planted 3 kinds of melons and 3 kinds of winter squash. Banana melon Some little watermelon (I saved the seeds from last year) Hearts of Gold cantaloupe melon Delicata squash Kentucky field pumpkin Pumpkin pie pumpkin. Now if only my tomaters would wake up and grow like weeds. I am going to change the world. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 471789 United States 06/01/2009 03:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is it best to store potatoes for long-term in barrels of sand or barrels of soil? I am storing them in an intentionally-dry root cellar and so can't leave them open to the air, because the lack of humidity would shrivel them. I understand that the solution to this is storing them in barrels of slightly damp sand or soil, but which is better, sand or soil? |
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Enaid User ID: 515273 United States 06/01/2009 04:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We grew our own potatos on a farm when I was a kid. Dropping the potatos in the ground was our (the kids') job. We'd just drop them in - never paid any attention to how they went it. They still grew just fine. That being said - I can imagine - up would be best. Personal responsibility - try it sometime. Quit blaming others for your bad choices. Consequences happen. :enaid11: |
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Nothing Is True User ID: 677526 United Kingdom 06/01/2009 04:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | About planting 'seed potatoes' Vs 'eating' potatoes.. Ideally, yes, use seed potatoes..but about 'eating' potatoes... An old friend once said to me (about 'eating' potatoes) 'Never cook a potato that hasn't got a name' (Meaning 'King Edward' or 'Marris Piper', 'Desiree' etc.). What he meant was don't go to the supermarket and buy 'White potatoes' or 'Baking potatoes' or 'Potatoes for mashing' etc.. Buy a potato with a name - If you plant it, it should grow true. Buy one without a name - You might grow a stupid mutoid. Happy growing :D Everything is permitted.. |
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