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klingklang77
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Growing potatoes
Has anyone done this? I have watched a few videos on this and I'm wondering if anyone has actually done this.
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Posted 5/22/16 4:59 PM  |
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Jenn79
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Re: Growing potatoes
I did last year. It was actually pretty easy. The potatoes were really good. We didn't hill them last year so we didn't get a ton, but I plan on it this year.
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| Posted 5/22/16 5:13 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: Growing potatoes
Did you just use potatoes from the supermarket? Or did you get seed potatoes like videos are suggesting?
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| Posted 5/22/16 5:33 PM |
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caliz
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Re: Growing potatoes
I would recommend using seed potatoes. Many potatoes sold at supermarkets have an herbicide on them specifically to prevent sprouting. I have planted potatoes that I had purchased from a farmers market and did fine with that. Good luck!
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| Posted 5/22/16 5:52 PM |
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Jenn79
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Re: Growing potatoes
Posted by klingklang77
Did you just use potatoes from the supermarket? Or did you get seed potatoes like videos are suggesting?
We did just use regular potatoes from the supermarket, but we planted them early. We also had them in the pantry for a while. We used white potatoes. They are more resistant to bugs and things.
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| Posted 5/22/16 8:10 PM |
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LIRascal
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Michelle
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Growing potatoes
We would get the seed sets and plant them in hills as others said, but not in the garden with the other vegetables. My dad showed us how to make hills and we always did it with him.
I'm not sure about your climate there but I kind of remember planting them in the fall?  not sure
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| Posted 5/22/16 10:54 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: Growing potatoes
Thanks! I'm going to look around for seed potatoes, and if I can't find them, I'll just use supermarket potatoes. I'm going to plant them this week and leave them in a big container on my balcony.
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| Posted 5/23/16 6:29 AM |
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