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Regrowing potatoes is very easy and anyone can do it. Potatoes are part of the deadly nightshade family, which means that once a potato is sprouting in your storage, consuming the potato tubers can cause food poisoning. Find out how to regrow potatoes in this article and put those deadly tubers to beneficial use instead!
Steps
Choose the potato with multiple tubers.- Make sure there aren't any molds on the tubers or potato.
Cut the parts with tubers into chunks.- Tubers will usually appear in a clump, if so the whole part can be cut off as chunk.
- Do not remove the skin.
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Dry the cut pieces.- Leave the cut pieces on a hard surface to dry.
- Position the pieces ensuring the wet, skinless sides are in the air.
- It may take up to 1-2 hours for the potatoes to properly dry. They are ready when the cut pieces are no longer wet when touched.
Dig holes in the ground to plant the cut potato pieces. Just make sure they aren't cramped together.
Place the potato pieces in the holes and cover lightly with soil.- The cut side is facing down, the tubers are facing upwards.
Spray the soil and always keep it wet.- Sometimes when watering the potato is exposed, cover the potato with more soil.
Watch for sprouting. After a few days, green sprouts will appear from the ground.
Ensure that the soil remains moist. The soil must always be wet.- When the tubers branch out into green stems, water with about 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) of water.
"Hill" the plant by adding more soil, as the stems grow taller.
Eventually the potato plant will die, sometimes after flowering.- If flowering, wait until the plant dies.
Harvest by digging around the potatoes. Next, check if they are big enough for eating.- If the potatoes are still small, leave them for a few days and harvest the bigger ones.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow much time will it take for the potato plant to die?
Community AnswerThe time that a potato plant "dies" or is ready to be harvested is not exact. More than halfway before they are ready to be harvested, they may flower. This is around 90 days.
Tips
- Do not grow potato plants outside during the winter––cold and frost can damage and kill the plant.Thanks
- If planting a potato you have to make sure that the peelings face the top.Thanks
Warnings
- Aphids love potato plants and will hide at the younger leaves. Immediately kill them with an insecticidal or soapy spray or squash them by hand.Thanks
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