Potato Sprouts - Remove or Not?

C. Amick · May 8, 2014

The potatoes that I'm planning on planting tomorrow have sprouts on them 2 to 4 inches in length. Last year I broke them all off before planting. I'm thinking I may leave them on this year. Do these longer sprouts continue to grow after planted?

larry@stinescorner · May 8, 2014

yes they do,handle them carefully so they dont break off

showcrop · May 8, 2014

The sprout is what becomes the plant so leave them.

pete black · May 8, 2014

plant the taters with the spouts buried. mine in nw alabama have really come on in the past week. about a foot tall and really bushy.

Jeff Wenner · May 8, 2014

I don't know if there is any truth to it, but the old timers around here always said the first sprouts are the strongest. If you remove them, they will resprout.

rustred · May 8, 2014

you leave the sprouts on and bury with the potatoe. those sprouts will be poking out of the ground later.

jennifer408 · May 8, 2014

when you plant them plant them with the sprouts pointed up.

Charlie M · May 9, 2014

Sprouting potatoes shuts them off from growing for a bit so I would think if you sprout and plant them they would take longer to come up.Like everyone else I'd leave them.

jbk · May 9, 2014

yes keep them on but we call them eyes so put paper over them so there eyes do not get dirt in them

Potato Sprouts - Remove or Not?

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