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09-14-2023 10:05 PM
I went to a Seed show for the first time in my life and enjoyed seeing so many beautiful yields presented. They were from all over the contry. The Amish grew such beautiful items. There were seeds for sale but I don't know all my vegetables so I just purchased some potato seedlings.
When does one plant them? The vendor was so overwhelmed with customers he couldn't take time to explain too much to me.
I live i So CA..
09-14-2023
10:37 PM
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09-15-2023
12:17 AM
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Barbara-QVC
i enjoyed your post and wanted to help you. I googled. "How to plant potato seeds". It's a topic I know nothing about and I didn't know there were seeds for potatoes. So google was my friend and is yours, too.
Here is a head start
thespruce.com/what-are-seed-potatoes-4120142
westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/how-to-grow-potatoes-from-seed
Plenty of places to,learn and your Google results will offer some YouTube how-to videos you can view. Here is one that's not too long and gives good info
youtu.be/r35dIPceO3w?si=kDi9TW3bVKhvcKDU
Hope you get a really good yield and post potato photos for us next year.
****edited to remove live links
09-15-2023 09:49 AM
In general, if you buy a plant locally from a reputable seller, it's a good time to plant it. Mail order plants get trickier.
Greg Alder has a website called "The Yard Posts" and he says there are two seasons for growing potatoes in Southern California. August to mid-September (essentially now) for harvest in late fall or early winter and again in February for harvest in late spring.
So, you bought your plants at the right time, and they can go into the ground now.
09-15-2023 02:57 PM - edited 01-28-2024 04:28 PM
Thanks to all! I just came in from planting them.
01-28-2024 04:29 PM
My potatoes sent up green leaves. It won't be long now.
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