if the potatoes are about 2 inches or smaller, they can be planted whole. Larger potatoes get cut into 2 inch pieces with 2 sprouts on each piece. The cut tubers should be allowed to heal for a day. All your seed potatoes should be tossed with agricultural wettable sulfur before planting sprout-side up. I would recommend planting the pieces 1' apart in rows 2' apart in well amended soil. Make sure you dig a good 6"-8" trench to plant them in so you can hill them later on without the hills being so high.
Potatoes will sprout slowest in a cool, dark place and fastest in a warm, light place.
Last edited by feldon30; March 19, 2007 at 09:40 AM.
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