Will these potatoes grow

[KsRancher]

Last year the wife and I saved a few potatoes back for seed this year. She put down paper in a crate, then the potatoes and a cardboard bag over them. Just went and got them out and this is what they look like. Can we plant them? Or should we go buy new. The sprouts are around 12in long. The potatoes are really shriveled but still some moisture in them.

 

[rookieforever33]

My in laws are huge gardeners. This information is what tgey have told me, so nit personal experience. Cut potatoes into pieces about the area size of a golf ball. Preferably by quartering larger ones with a lot of "eyes". If they have sprouts larger than an inch trim it down to an inch.
I am not sure if this is truly the best way to do it, but I do know they grow piles of potatoes from their mounds.
Good luck.

 

[SonnyDay]

I bet yes. But at this point what’s the harm in tossing them in the ground to find out?

 

[Danny Hoey]

We do pantry potatoes every year. Those are a little longer than when we plant em but I wouldn’t shy away from burying them.

 

[KsRancher]

Thanks guys. Going to plant them and some onions this coming weekend.

 

[B Harrison]

Break off shoots, cut into smaller pieces.
Let dry over night and plant node up.
8-10” apart and cover with 4-5” dirt.

Fertilizer after they are up and then cover the plant 80% up with dirt.


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[NealS02]

They will grow. I’ve thrown half rotten potatoes with shoots (not that it’s ideal) and gotten high yields. I don’t buy seed potato anymore and just throw in the garden whatever is left over from the year before. Typically the potatoes are in pretty bad shape when I do it and I never fail to harvest more than I need.

 

[cnelk]

Ive grown lots of spuds. Easy Peasy.

Any piece of potato that has an 'eye' will grow a sprout.

They dont have to be orientated when planted [like garlic]

Typically, one mound of potato will produce 8-10

 

[Phaseolus]

If the genetics of your spuds are important to you then plant them. If they aren't get some new 'seed' and try to winter them a little better next year.

 

[doc holiday13]

Short answer. Yes. Don't need to burry them super deep but I can't give you much answer since I don't know your soil type and composition.

 

[jmez]

My in laws are huge gardeners. This information is what tgey have told me, so nit personal experience. Cut potatoes into pieces about the area size of a golf ball. Preferably by quartering larger ones with a lot of "eyes". If they have sprouts larger than an inch trim it down to an inch.
I am not sure if this is truly the best way to do it, but I do know they grow piles of potatoes from their mounds.
Good luck.

This.

 

[TedO]

Yep, rookieforever nailed it. Each qtr you cut must have eyes, but don’t stress it too much. It doesn’t take much to be successful at growing potatoes as ling as you match the best variety for your location. Fingerling are the easiest to grow where i live.

 

[mjh]

Grandma used to plant her potato’s on Good Friday. Don’t know that it mattered but she always had a bountiful harvest.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Grandma used to plant her potato’s on Good Friday. Don’t know that it mattered but she always had a bountiful harvest.

But that’s a different date every year and can vary quite a bit.

 

[CorbLand]

Like others have said. Cut the shoots down, cut the potato up with a couple eyes per cut potato and plant them.

Pro tip. 10 or so days before you plan to harvest them, cut the plant down to a couple inches. This will harden the skin and helps them store longer/better.