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Old October 20, 2006   #1
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Default 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.

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

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Old October 20, 2006   #2
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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
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Okay,

Heaven help me.

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

Stay tuned.
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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?

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

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In my humble opinion, NO!!

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

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