Growing from store bought potatoes??

Worth1 · October 20, 2006

Ok for one I do know that they do put a growth inhibitor on some store bought potatoes and my parents always bought seed potatoes.
I have grown potatoes from store bought potatoes with good luck.
I was just wondering if I could go to the store and get some of the fingerling and other fancy potatoes and have any luck growing them.
They use to sell the so called fancy ones here in town but I guess due to the demographics of the area (hillbillies) they have quit.
So now I would have to drive about 35 miles to get any and they are way high and I do like them.
Or should I just order the things and be done with it?

If this has been answered some place I couldn’t find it.

Another thing, I’m wondering about here in the Austin area what time I should put the things out I’m thinking maybe December as the ground never freezes here to speak of.

Grub,
I eat raw potatoes too, you can defiantly tell the difference in them raw sort of like wine tasting.

Worth

Suze · October 20, 2006

Worth -- sure, you could have luck growing them from store bought (as you have in the past), although you might do better with ones you order. Completely up to you.

Another reason people prefer to order might include disease -- many sources offer certified disease free seed potatoes.

Also, ordering gives you a wider selection as well as knowing what variety you are growing (this is important to some folks, just like with tomatoes).

I've always had success planting potatoes late Feb to first week of March, but that was in Ft Worth. Probably mid to late Feb here. You can also do a fall planting in August (I've never gotten around to trying it, though).

TAMU has some good basic information on their site.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...o/potato1.html

Grub · October 21, 2006

Okay,

Heaven help me.

I will have to try a variety of spuds raw to discerne the nuances of the beasts.

Stay tuned.

LoreD · October 21, 2006

Does anybody know if the organic potatoes at Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and other places have growth inhibitors? Has anyone tried using them for seed potatoes?

If the potatoes had been sprayed with growth inhibitors, would they still be classified as organic?

LoreD

Worth1 · October 21, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoreD

If the potatoes had been sprayed with growth inhibitors, would they still be classified as organic?

LoreD

In my humble opinion, NO!!

Worth

LoreD · October 22, 2006

I guess that means that I could give them a try and use them as seed potatoes.

LoreD

October 20, 2006	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Growing from store bought potatoes?? Ok for one I do know that they do put a growth inhibitor on some store bought potatoes and my parents always bought seed potatoes. I have grown potatoes from store bought potatoes with good luck. I was just wondering if I could go to the store and get some of the fingerling and other fancy potatoes and have any luck growing them. They use to sell the so called fancy ones here in town but I guess due to the demographics of the area (hillbillies) they have quit. So now I would have to drive about 35 miles to get any and they are way high and I do like them. Or should I just order the things and be done with it? If this has been answered some place I couldn’t find it. Another thing, I’m wondering about here in the Austin area what time I should put the things out I’m thinking maybe December as the ground never freezes here to speak of. Grub, I eat raw potatoes too, you can defiantly tell the difference in them raw sort of like wine tasting. Worth

October 21, 2006	#4
LoreD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 306	Does anybody know if the organic potatoes at Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and other places have growth inhibitors? Has anyone tried using them for seed potatoes? If the potatoes had been sprayed with growth inhibitors, would they still be classified as organic? LoreD __________________ Its not what you get to keep in life, its what you get to give away.

October 22, 2006	#6
LoreD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 306	I guess that means that I could give them a try and use them as seed potatoes. LoreD __________________ Its not what you get to keep in life, its what you get to give away.

October 20, 2006	#2
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Worth -- sure, you could have luck growing them from store bought (as you have in the past), although you might do better with ones you order. Completely up to you. Another reason people prefer to order might include disease -- many sources offer certified disease free seed potatoes. Also, ordering gives you a wider selection as well as knowing what variety you are growing (this is important to some folks, just like with tomatoes). I've always had success planting potatoes late Feb to first week of March, but that was in Ft Worth. Probably mid to late Feb here. You can also do a fall planting in August (I've never gotten around to trying it, though). TAMU has some good basic information on their site. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...o/potato1.html

October 21, 2006	#3
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Okay, Heaven help me. I will have to try a variety of spuds raw to discerne the nuances of the beasts. Stay tuned.