Market Farming

["Alan Whitaker" <awhitaker AT greenlynk.com>]

The best conditions to sprout potatoes are about 70 degrees and in the dark.
Keeping the seed potatoes in a plastic bag with a little moisture will speed
up the sprouting.  That is if they've not been sprayed with sprout
inhibitors.

We'll start planting here when the soil can be worked.  I need about 10 days
without rain.
What varieties are you planting over there?

Alan



----- Original Message -----
From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:44 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Fingerling potatoes


> One of my grocery store customers just gave me about 5lbs of culls.
> Anyone have any recommendations on growing them?  "Russian Banana
> Fingerling" from Melissa's.  Looks like 25-30 to a pound; should
> they be cut in two?  Am I likely to have any success with them here in
> central Texas?  We have pretty good luck with Red LaSodas cut into
> about 2oz chunks and planted 12"-18" apart.
>
> We have already started our potato planting season and have about a
> month to go.  What should I do to these fingerlings to encourage them
> to sprout?  Keep them warm?  Expose them to light?  Dark?  They show no
> sign of sprouting now.
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