Can I plant potatoes now?

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Originally Posted by PhilaGardener

I don't have a good place to store them, so take a lot of losses trying to overwinter out of the ground. There were always a few "escapees" coming up in the beds the next year, so I thought it worth trying out. Even though I did lose half, the ones that came through were early and robust and yield was better than Spring planted ones in an adjacent bed. We will see how consistent it works, but for folks South of me it could be an (even better) option.

I just saw this, and yes, I always have potato plants coming up around the garden in spring from potatoes I missed.