Potato Starts

  • Potato Starts

    Posted by paw4Him on December 15, 2022 at 1:44 pm

    I had a thought this morning, and was wondering if anyone had tried this.

    Can you start Potatoes early, inside, and then transplant them in the spring?

    It would give me more time to be able to plant twice in the year, instead of once. Giving me a better chance to have a successful second harvest.

    paw4Him replied 1 year, 4 months ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
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  • Maytag

    Member
    December 15, 2022 at 3:20 pm

    Regular potatoes or sweet potatoes? Or both? I know you can do this with sweet potatoes (either getting slips started from whole sweet potatoes, or keeping vine cuttings going through winter) but I have never grown “regular” potatoes.

    • paw4Him

      Member
      December 15, 2022 at 3:27 pm

      Me neither. I’ve been growing potatoes for years, but always outside.

      Guess I’ll be experimenting! 🙂

      Curious minds want to know…

  • FaintlyArtistic

    Member
    December 15, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    Your biggest obstacle would be damaging the roots when transplanting. If you used a biodegradable pot that could be transplanted along with the plant (without removing it), you would stand a better chance. In my experience, peat pots don’t actually break down, but CowPots do (made from compressed cow manure). You could also try making your own out of newspapers, but I have never personally done that. It’s an interesting idea, and I may give it a try myself this year.

    • paw4Him

      Member
      December 15, 2022 at 6:25 pm

      Than you. I’ll look into the pots made with manure.

  • FaintlyArtistic

    Member
    January 8, 2023 at 11:57 am

    Where do you find candles that will burn all night?

    • JerseyGiantChick

      Member
      January 8, 2023 at 3:26 pm

      Try candlesto put on a grave, with all do respect they are cheap and long burning hours. We use them as being prepared to, just in case.

      • Unknown Member

        Member
        January 8, 2023 at 3:43 pm

        got the picture to work ,watch out

      • paw4Him

        Member
        January 8, 2023 at 10:13 pm

        Thanks.

  • paw4Him

    Member
    January 5, 2023 at 4:54 pm

    Oh boy. I’m trying to wrap my head around lugging all those bins outside. Lol

    I’m going to start them in 4″ Cow Pots. Then put them out in February. I’m working on a mini greenhouse to go over the 5 foot tank I’ll grow them in. Then use an inverted clay pot and candle to keep it warm if the temperature gets frigid. A friend of mine kept her greens alive, with those clay pots, during our sub zero temps, under a low tunnel. It was amazing, to say the least. 🙂

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