I planted potatoes....will they grow?

[OnionPatch]

Ok, I was in a hurry to get the garden done. This year I am working 1300 sq. ft. and by the time I got to the potato patch, I was just tuckered out. I realized that I didn't have any potato tubers to plant and the local nursery didn't have any, so rather than try to mail order or go on a mad potato hunt, I grabbed two bags of various organic potatoes in the grocery to plant. I figure if they're organic, they should grow, right? There haven't been any treatment to keep them from spoiling or sprouting or anything, right?

When I got them home, I wondered if I should let some eyes start growing first and then cut them up. My gardening book says to cut them up and let the raw surfaces dry a few days....but... no time for that. I'm finito with this garden as of today, so, I didn't cut them into pieces, I put in whole potatoes without any eyes started. Will it work? I planted some blue potatoes this time. I hope they grow!

[FloridaPat]

1. I did the same thing. Didn't even get organic. I had yellow, purple, and

rose potatoes. They were finger potatoes, so I planted the whole thing. One yellow came up and all the purple and rose ones came up. Yours should come up fine.

[OnionPatch]

2. Glad to hear

I figured they would grow because everytime a stray potato escapes to the edge of my compost pile, it sends up sprouts and leaves without any special treatment.

Most of the potatoes I planted were very small but I love russets the best and had to get some. The only ones I could find were baking size! I was afraid to cut them up just before planting them so they went in whole, too. I read somewhere that if you plant whole potatoes that you would get more but smaller potatoes.....or was it less but bigger potatoes? :shrug: either way....I get potatoes. :)

[FloridaPat]

3. I've done the cutting up before. I leave a good looking eye

on a big chunk. Let it sit around for 3-4 days.

This time I had some come up in 2 days and I am still having them come up a month later. I did cut up sweet potatoes and had 100% come up. I was impressed.