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Potato peelings
Xbigman
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I finally had my composter delivered and tipped everything I've been saving into it. I was mildly surptrised that some of the potato peelings were growing into potato plants.
Now I buy potatoes in big bags and when I get to the last few I always have to have thick peelings and they are starting to sprout quite nicely. Could I plant them in the garden and grow potatoes?
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X
Now I buy potatoes in big bags and when I get to the last few I always have to have thick peelings and they are starting to sprout quite nicely. Could I plant them in the garden and grow potatoes?
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X
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It's worth a try! they haven't cost you anything, but you will need to check that there is an eye in the pieces you plant. I have often found a 'surprise' crop of spuds in the compost bin, they were always extra special for being an unexpected bonus crop0
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Yes you can. I've done it before. Some will take, some won't. But what the heck - they won't have cost you anything.
The other way round the problem is that when you see your taters starting to sprout in the bag - peel and cook the lot. Then mash 'em. Divide into serving sized portions and freeze. As long as you mini mash them after defrosting and during reheating they'll be fine.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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squeaky wrote:Yes you can. I've done it before. Some will take, some won't. But what the heck - they won't have cost you anything.
The other way round the problem is that when you see your taters starting to sprout in the bag - peel and cook the lot. Then mash 'em. Divide into serving sized portions and freeze. As long as you mini mash them after defrosting and during reheating they'll be fine.
I thought sprouting potatoes were bad for you..(some chemical reaction inthem).
I have dumped mine in a pot and a few are definitaly sprouting. Would be great if they work as these were excellent baby new spuds...I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones0 -
Dunno about bad for me - I did manage to catch them early and there were no green bits (which are bad for you) and, as you can see, I'm still here.
Time for a search, methinks
Edit: I found This LinkHi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Thanks squeaky... I'm cross myself now. Sooo many spuds thrown away for fear of poisonning the brats (and OH as well).
That should be a real money saving tip for me!!!I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones0 -
You can make the best of both worlds, I suppose, by mashing the taters and planting the peels
I've decided that early next spring I'm going to cut some "flower beds" into my little lawn Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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If you have a potato that has loads of sprouty things on the top you can cut down the potato and segment it so that you have at least one sprouty bit on the top of each segment and then plant those in the normal way. Can't remember which the normal way is, is it sprouty bits down or up.??
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Dunno. I do mine with the sprouts lying sideways so they can choose Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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The only thing to be wary about when planting shop-bought non-seed potatoes is the threat of intruducing viruses to your garden. Viruses can travel well on potatoes, and the seed varieties you buy for planting are certified safe to use on your plot / land / garden from a soil and virus point of view; those sold for eating will not be. If you introduce a plant virus, it can be hell to get rid of. To be sure of not endangering any area you may wish to grow other crops or other potatoes on, perhaps planting in big buckets would be safest?
This is only amateur advice, based on my reading of growing-your-own-veg type books. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm being over-cautious.0 -
squeaky wrote:The other way round the problem is that when you see your taters starting to sprout in the bag - peel and cook the lot. Then mash 'em.
As well as mash you could try the recipes from this thread: Sprouting Spuds .... (29/05/05)
Xbigman - years ago, when my eldest 3 were little, we "exprimented" growing some potatoes from sprouting ones - it can be done
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PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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