Here’s How To Make Irish Potatoes Seeds

Here’s How To Make Irish Potatoes Seeds:

1. Source your potato tubers from last year’s crop or even store-bought potatoes. It is important to note, that some store-bought potatoes have been treated to resist the formation of eyes. Whether or not they have been treated is usually not noted on the package. Purchasing organic potatoes is a wise choice, as they are not treated.

2. Prepare seed potatoes in the late winter or early spring, several weeks before you are ready to use them. You can prepare them earlier, but with a later start, you will not have to store them for long.

3. Select potatoes that have “eyes” or “dimples”. Choose a few more than you think you will need. You can always give away any leftover potato seeds to appreciative fellow gardeners.

4. Put the potatoes on a tray and place them in indirect light at room temperature and humidity.

5. After 10 days, check them to see if the eyes have begun to sprout.

6. Once the eyes have sprouted, take a sharp knife and cut each potato into at least one to two-inch pieces. Each piece must have at least one sprouted eye.

7. Place all pieces on a shallow tray and allow the cut sides to dry for 2-3 days. The cut side will dry and turn brown (scab over).

8. Your seed potatoes are ready to plant or store.

9. Store finished seed potatoes in a cool, dry, and dark place until ready to plant.