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no, not really.
The "eyes" of the potatoes (the little white or purple bumps on the skin of the potato) are actually sprouts or growing potato plants, each. What is normally done is the potato is cut into pieces, with 4 or so eyes on each piece, and planted in small slightly sandy hills ( about 6"tall by 1 foot around piles), placed 1 foot apart from one another. Once the sprouts push through the top soil and bear leaves the potato plants are mulched to reduce weed growth.
Potatoes are a root vegetable and grow underground, so loose slightly sandy soil is best for them.
Potato beetles need to be removed from the leaves regularly, or they will destroy them. Large farms, unable to remove the beetles by hand, spray the plants to reduce them. Some pepper sprays, or other food based sprays are used in large scale organic farming, while hand picking might be used in home gardens.
It would depend on the size on the potato. The only accurate way would have to be peel a potato and measure the peel.
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When was the potato peeler invented?
in the 1920's
How did people peel the potatoes before the hand potato peeler invented?
With a knife.
What does peeling potatoes mean in sexual terms?
To peel a potato is to take off the outer brown layer of a potato.
Does potatoes grow from potato trees roots?
no, they grow from tiny baby potatoes from the previous year
What is a potato farm?
a farm that grow potatoes
Do potatoes grow above the soil?
The potato tubers (potatoes) grow below the ground, but most of the potato plant (leaves etc.) grows above ground.
What can you do with potato seeds?
Planting potato seeds will sprout potatoes. However, in order to get edible potatoes, you will need to let the potato grow, then once you have a grown potato, you will have to cut off part of the potato and replant it.
How does the sweet potatoes reproduce?
Sweet potato reproduces by roots that can grow into new sweet potatoes. -Note that the reproduction methods of the sweet potato and potato are different.
Is it a crime to peel potatoes?
some may say it is a crime to peel a potato as the skin contains loads of protien!! Yummy yummy! ~Un pealed potatoes yummy yummy!~ (ignor the bad spelling)
Where do poatoes grow from?
Potatoes grow in the ground from the roots of the potato plant. Potatoes are a type of tuber, a specialized type of root.
Where do poatoes grow?
Potatoes grow in the ground from the roots of the potato plant. Potatoes are a type of tuber, a specialized type of root.
How does budding occur in a potato?
Leave the potato alone for a little while. It will start to grow 'eyes', those are the buds. If you plant the budding potato, you will grow more potatoes.
