Last week, I started harvesting my "early early" crop of yukons - which I planted in May. Can I now take those potatoes (at least some of them) and turn them into seed potatoes for a second crop this summer?
I read something that used the terms "early earlies", "earlies", "second earlies", "main crop", and "late main crop" potatos.
Has anyone done this, or is doing this with your early crops of potatoes?
Thanks,
MM in Central PA
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They need a couple of months dormancy time before they will sprout again even if given good chitting conditions the whole time so you are better off getting new seed potatoes. In addition, commercial varieties have been bred for fairly long dormancy so that they will get through the winter in storage without sprouting.
The growing potatoes from TPS thread has a bit of information about using same-year minitubers for seed (need 2-3 months down time).
The growing potatoes from TPS thread has a bit of information about using same-year minitubers for seed (need 2-3 months down time).