Too late to plant potatoes?

gixxerific · Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:42 pm

I have some potatoes from this spring's harvest that I saved in a box with a little peat moss in the bottom. I made a post a while back but couldn't find it. I believe it was Rainbowgardener that said to put them somewhere and forget about them. Well that is basically what I did and guess what, I checked them today and several of them have the tiniest of sprouts on them them.

Well what should I do with them? I know I won't get a harvest this year but can I overwinter them for an early spring harvest?

While I'm at it what about planting onion seed for next year. I know it's late but I live on the edge.

Thanks

rainbowgardener · Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:02 am

I think the onion seeds should work, get started now and over winter. I'm definitely no expert on potatoes, but I never heard of being able to overwinter potato plants. I don't think I was the one who suggested "forgetting about them"

! Personally, I'd eat the potatoes and start with new ones in the spring!

But I'd be glad to hear from others with more potato experience!

nes · Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:47 am

Why don't you try it with a couple and tell us what happens??

I'd bet they'd just stop growing & start again in the spring.

The Helpful Gardener · Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:02 am

I doubt anything of value will occur; I suspect you will just feed voles or some such. Plus leaving taters in the ground gives the blights a place to overwinter; best to get your ground as potato-free as possible for next season...

HG

gixxerific · Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:25 am

thanks for the replies. I wasn't sure so I guess I will just wait for next year.

applestar · Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:38 pm

gixxerific, you seem to have forgotten your own post:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=89666#89666
Weren't you going to try this?

gixxerific · Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:58 pm

applestar wrote:gixxerific, you seem to have forgotten your own post:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=89666#89666
Weren't you going to try this?

Alrighty than, I guess I'm pretty damn smart for being an idiot.

I did forget I have so much going on in my life.

I would have to assume that these spuds will be no good next year right? So what the hell I will give it a go. I do stupid things all the time just to see what will happen. But it's those stupid things that bring wisdom.

Thanks Apple for bringing what i brought to someone's attention back to my attention, or something like that.

(hell I went to Lowes Sunday to try and get a hell of a deal on some of their veggies they had on Saturday, knowing they would be getting rid of them. When I went they had thrown them all away sometime in between. I even went out back to raid the dumpster but it is gated up.

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