Hi, my son is moving house and has given us a paper sack (25kg) of potatoes
which have started to sprout. Rather than toss them away, I was thinking of
planting some of them in a spare piece of ground I've got. Will this present
any problems?I'm not too bothered about getting a crop, although that would
be a bonus. I don't know which variety they are as they aren't labelled.
Alternatively, if there are problems associated with growing them, could I
compost them?

regards,

David

"David" wrote in message
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Hi, my son is moving house and has given us a paper sack (25kg) of
potatoes
which have started to sprout. Rather than toss them away, I was thinking
of
planting some of them in a spare piece of ground I've got. Will this
present
any problems?I'm not too bothered about getting a crop, although that
would
be a bonus. I don't know which variety they are as they aren't labelled.
Alternatively, if there are problems associated with growing them, could I
compost them?

regards,

David


Why compost them?

Do as you suggest plant them, what have you lose?

OR

Rub the chits off and eat them!!

My Mother in Law bought a sack of spuds, got half way through them and then
popped her clogs :-))))

When we emptied the bungalow, these spuds were chitting. Rubbed the chits
off and cooked them :-)))))

Mike

In my experience eating sprouted spuds can give you the chits!!

"Mike" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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Hi, my son is moving house and has given us a paper sack (25kg) of
potatoes
which have started to sprout. Rather than toss them away, I was thinking
of
planting some of them in a spare piece of ground I've got. Will this
present
any problems?I'm not too bothered about getting a crop, although that
would
be a bonus. I don't know which variety they are as they aren't labelled.
Alternatively, if there are problems associated with growing them, could
I
compost them?

regards,

David


Why compost them?

Do as you suggest plant them, what have you lose?

OR

Rub the chits off and eat them!!

My Mother in Law bought a sack of spuds, got half way through them and
then
popped her clogs :-))))

When we emptied the bungalow, these spuds were chitting. Rubbed the chits
off and cooked them :-)))))

Mike

In my experience eating sprouted spuds can give you the chits!!


No more than the postings of some of those who feel they 'own' this
newsgroup, hold on newsgroup discussions with their 'friends' which could
well be done by email, and the 'net annies' who claim "ownership" ;-((((

Mike wrote:
In my experience eating sprouted spuds can give you the chits!!


No more than the postings of some of those who feel they 'own' this
newsgroup, hold on newsgroup discussions with their 'friends' which
could well be done by email, and the 'net annies' who claim
"ownership" ;-((((

I know: people who go on about other people's faulty newsgroup use
can be a real pain, can't they?

--
Mike.

"David" wrote in message
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Hi, my son is moving house and has given us a paper sack (25kg) of
potatoes
which have started to sprout. Rather than toss them away, I was thinking
of
planting some of them in a spare piece of ground I've got. Will this
present
any problems?I'm not too bothered about getting a crop, although that
would
be a bonus. I don't know which variety they are as they aren't labelled.

Are you sure? I've been noticing lately that the variety is marked on just
about all the spuds I've seen in the shops. Check the small print. Somewhere
on the bag there will be a panel giving all the stuff they have to put on by
law, country of origin etc. It may well give the variety.

Anyway, I would do a combination of the things others have suggested. Eat
some, plant some. 25Kg is a hell of a lot to plant out anyway, given that
most of the bags of seed potatoes you get are 3Kg or less.

Steve

"David" wrote in message
...
Hi, my son is moving house and has given us a paper sack (25kg) of
potatoes
which have started to sprout. Rather than toss them away, I was thinking
of
planting some of them in a spare piece of ground I've got. Will this
present
any problems?I'm not too bothered about getting a crop, although that
would
be a bonus. I don't know which variety they are as they aren't labelled.
Alternatively, if there are problems associated with growing them, could I
compost them?

grow them. This is the way I grow them. Never bought a seed potato in my
life and always had healthy crops.

Janet Baraclough wrote:

In Scotland, sacks of potatoes are often sold dirt cheap at the farm
where they grew. Very often they are rejects which supermarkets and
wholesalers declined to buy, and would otherwise sell (for even less) as
stockfeed. The customer info label is often a bit of cardboard tacked on
the gate saying "local tatties".

A friend of mine swears that the reject potatoes she is given by the
potato-grower who rents her field, that are meant to be fed to her cows,
taste better than the ones in the supermarket that rejected them...

Rhiannon

"w.g.s.hamm" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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Hi, my son is moving house and has given us a paper sack (25kg) of
potatoes
which have started to sprout. Rather than toss them away, I was thinking
of
planting some .....
grow them. This is the way I grow them. Never bought a seed potato in my
life and always had healthy crops.

Thanks folks. I've now planted 2 x 20 ft rows. Will add a third row next
week!

regards,

David