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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
for whatever reason I have never grown potatoes before. I bought a potato growing "kit" at the Farmer's Market yesterday. it consists of a burlap bag and a bunch of seed potatoes. the vendor simply talked about heaping dirt on the potatoes and slowly unrolling the top of the bag. she indicated the dirt heaping should be sporadic. I also seem to recall that your are supposed to cut seed potatoes? in quarters? I feel so unprepared to be a potato gardner!
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If you cut them, each quarter must have an "eye" - which will sprout the new plant. And - like bulbs - plant them with the eye facing up - so the plant will head towards the surface. If these are tiny potatoes, plant them whole with any visible eyes facing up.