[greenie]

Hi,

I just found a bag of supermarket potatoes sprouting all over in one of my cupboards. I think they're been there some weeks as they have gone a bit soft. I was about to put them in the compost bin, but thought instead of perhaps growing them.

I've heard potaotes can be grown in tall containers and do have a plastic bin insert which might do the job. Would these soft spuds be OK to grow?

[shaun]

I would put them on the compost heap but then again if you have the time and space go for it greenie

[WG.]

Yes, they'll grow okay although very long drawn sprouts may not survive the ordeal of planting.   Might be better to knock them off and let other stronger sprouts form in full light.

[Bigbadfrankie]

Stick em in they will do you proud. Dad says during the war (Neopalonic I expect !) they would plant thick spud peelings and they would grow. We are far to fussy.

[leeky]

to mix things up a bit; I read somewhere on here, the best spuds are the ones GROWN in the compost heap    

[Aunt Sally]

The only problem with planting your supermarket potatoes is the possibility of introducing disease.  Production of seed potatoes is very strictly controlled by DFRA.