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Potatoes Seed or Shop Bought

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  Posted by wendy (U14838922) on Friday, 24th June 2011

  Hello,
  I have just been talking to my bro in law he used potatoes he bought from the supermarket to plant and he has done this for the last 3yrs with good results.
  I have done the seed potatoes method.
  
  Which way is proper way?
  
  Many thanks
  wendy
  
  

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  Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Friday, 24th June 2011

  You've made the right choice Wendy, the seed method is better.
  
  There will always be someone who have got an excellent crop from spuds bought from the supermarket but far more people who haven't, it's luck rather than design.
  
  I'm confident, if they were better, then the entire spud growing poulation in this country would be off down to Asda come chitting time for their spuds.

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  Posted by ash (U14918413) on Friday, 24th June 2011

  i have tried both methods and to be honest up to now yeilds have been about the same from seed and shop bought and up to now have seen no evidence of any problems but i think i would always go with the seed method from now on

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  Posted by David K (U14115317) on Saturday, 25th June 2011

  Ordinary supermarket and garden grown seed potatoes carry more spores of bacteria and fungal pests than Scottish certified seed potatoes.
  In addition, non-certified seed can carry eelworm or can be treated with sprout suppressant which will stop your crop from growing properly.
  
  

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Sunday, 26th June 2011

  I have my doubts about all these theories.
  
  I have bought shop potatoes, chitted them out, and planted them successfully three times.
  
  The only person who benefits from seed potato purchase is the seed merchant, in so far as they are seeds. I've got no objection to that, especially since he is prpared to vouch for the taste of the potato, 'cos unless you know your S-M potatoes, taste is the one thing you won't be told about.
  
  It is a jolly sight cheaper chitting the S-M tatties. so if you are not fussy about taste Bob is your uncle.

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  Posted by David K (U14115317) on Sunday, 26th June 2011

  I have my doubts about all these theories.
  
  I have bought shop potatoes, chitted them out, and planted them successfully three times.
  
  The only person who benefits from seed potato purchase is the seed merchant, in so far as they are seeds. I've got no objection to that, especially since he is prpared to vouch for the taste of the potato, 'cos unless you know your S-M potatoes, taste is the one thing you won't be told about.
  
  It is a jolly sight cheaper chitting the S-M tatties. so if you are not fussy about taste Bob is your uncle. 
  
  It's a bit like smoking and lung cancer. However strong the evidence that smoking does cause lung cancer, someone will always say 'well my dad smoked until he was 95 without getting it'.

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