How to grow a potato by propagation?

Question

Hello guys!! Well in Science we have this project and you have to grow a plant by propagation(when you cut a piece of the a plant to grow more of the plants), so I chose to grow a potato by propagation, so far I have left a potato in the sun for 2 days and these sprouts started popping out of it, I cut off the sprouts and planted them in moist soil in front of the sun, well my question really is'

Did I do it right??' 'What do I do now??' please help and thanks! <3

Answer 1

Sounds like you are doing a nice job, just don't take the sprout off. Here is a little more info...



When to Plant

Potatoes are among the earliest vegetables planted in the garden. Early, mid-season, and late varieties may be planted in early March to early April. Mid-season and late varieties may be planted as late as July to August 1 for fall production. Late potatoes are best for winter storage.



How to Plant

Potatoes are started from "seed pieces" rather than from true seed. Although there is a potato variety, Homestead Hybrid, which is true potato seed. Plant them in a window box or greenhouse to transplant, or plant directly in the garden about April 5-10. These seed pieces may be small whole potatoes or potatoes that are cut into 1 1/2 to 2-ounce pieces. Plant the pieces soon after cutting. Be sure that there is a least one good "eye" in each seed piece. Some garden centers and seed suppliers sell potato eyes that weigh less than an ounce; these are not the desired size. Small, whole, certified seed potatoes are the best choice for home gardeners.



Plant seed pieces 10 to 12 inches apart and cover in a furrow between 2 and 3 inches deep. Space row 24 to 36 inches apart. The 24-inch spacing is often beneficial because the plants will shade the soil and prevent high soil temperatures that inhibit tuber development.

Answer 2

Potato Propagation

Answer 3

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How to grow a potato by propagation?

Hello guys!! Well in Science we have this project and you have to grow a plant by propagation(when you cut a piece of the a plant to grow more of the plants), so I chose to grow a potato by propagation, so far I have left a potato in the sun for 2 days and these sprouts started popping out of it, I...

Answer 4

You rec'd lots of comments on the potato but I have a comment on propagation. You don't have to do tissue propagation, which takes a while, you can root a cutting off a plant which is also propagation. For instance a geranium (pelargonium) is very easy. Snip off about six inches of a non-flowering stem of a geranium plant. Strip off all but a couple leaves at the top and let it sit in a cool spot for a day (you are letting the cut edge dry out). Plant it in moist potting soil out of direct sun. In a couple weeks you'll have roots and new leaves starting. If it were closer to spring you could do this with a tree like a willow or poplar - snip off a largish twig, stick it in dirt, and watch it sprout.

Answer 5

I know what you are trying to do. No, that is not tissue propagation. Tissue propagation is when you take a piece of the leaf and use that to propagate a new plant. It is pretty much cloning. If you are trying to grow a potato from a 'start', which is a piece of potato, no, you needed to put the whole piece of potato into the ground. If you were trying to do tissue culture, you need to take a piece of leaf, cut the edges with a sharp, STERILE pair of scissors, dip it into rooting hormone, and place it in contact with sterile potting medium. You would then place a plastic bag over the pot as a 'greenhouse', being careful the temperature doesn't get so hot it burns it. Place sticks in the soil to prevent the bag from collapsing and contacting the leaf. In a few weeks you should see plantlets beginning to show. Once the plantlets are a couple of inches tall, you can then repot them into a new pot.

Answer 6

When I plant potatoes, if the potato is sprouting, I'll cut the potato into large chunks, each with 2 or 3 "eyes" (the place where the sprouts grow).



If you cut that sprout, removing it from the potato completely, then it'll die. You plant the whole thing. Until the plant grows roots to support the plnat, the actual piece of potato that the sprout is growing out of will provide energy for the young plant.

Answer 7

No.

Sprouting the potato is correct, then cut the whole potato in like 2-3 pieces and plant potato pieces in soil with sprouts (eyes) still attached.

Without the piece of mother potato, the sprouts will not grow.

Answer 8

Did you plant the eyes from seed potatos? If not...I doubt that you will have any potatos. The upper plants will grow fine...but they usually don't produce anything else. You can always dig down next to plant to see if there are any spuds growing. If so...it all depends on how big you want your potatos.

Answer 9

When I was growing up we put the cut potato on a tooth pick and partially submerged it in a glass of water. After the plant started to grow well we put all of it in the soil not just the sprout.