Can you grow a potato from a potato?? Post Reply

[KatherineHepburn]

Are any of you budding veg growers? Can you answer a question from my 6 year old?

Can we bury a potato that has sprouted in the cupboard and then grow new potatoes??? It is a standard Maris Piper

We've grown celery from the base and spring onions too but never attempted a potato but it looks as though the neglected bag in the cupboard is having a right go even without our assistance!

If anyone can advise that would be fab.

[LexieLoo]

Yes, you can. My Granny used to do exactly that. She never bought potatoes, all came from her allotment. For some reason she used to plant the smaller ones, now that I think about it, possibly because she would have used the bigger ones for cooking. Happy planting.

[rooting4tooting]

you can of course grow one from the other, but the need for growing from "seed" potatoes comes from the certainty of disease/blight avoidence.

My gran also only grew pots from other pots...

I don't know of the likelyhood of causing a problem, but unless you are on or near an allotment I think the risk would be small.

[KatherineHepburn]

That's great!

That's some Easter fun guaranteed

Thank youuu