Hello, I’ve been gardening for a long time but never tried potatoes until last year. I had a very difficult time finding seed potatoes. I saw that a lot if people were just saving some organic potatoes to use. I saved about a quarter of this box of potatoes I purchased from the Amish. I kept the kid on them all winter and when I opened them this is what they looked like. Are these ok to use or did I keep them too long? They aren’t rotten but are slightly soft. Please help, not sure what to do.
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They will do ok but it's a little late.
Plant them, water them and hope for the best I doubt your going to find Seed Potatoes now.
Plant them, water them and hope for the best I doubt your going to find Seed Potatoes now.
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Soft is just loss of water.
Take the long white stems off; they are too weak to grow, wait a week & then plant them.
Do not plant them deep; just cover them with soil water well & give them extra hilling as they come up.
You WILL need to water them more, because they're so shallow, but it will make up for lost time.
Take the long white stems off; they are too weak to grow, wait a week & then plant them.
Do not plant them deep; just cover them with soil water well & give them extra hilling as they come up.
You WILL need to water them more, because they're so shallow, but it will make up for lost time.
Thank you for the info. I will try it the way you said. I just hated to throw them out. Thanks!