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The fully grown potatoes are used for planting and growing even more potatoes. Cut your seed potatoes into one to two-inch chunks, making sure that each piece has at least one eye, or dimpled area
Chitting is a method of preparing potatoes or other tubers for planting. The seed potatoes are placed in a tray (often in egg cartons) in a light and cool place but shielded from direct sunlight. All but three or four of the "eyes" (sprouting parts) of the potato are removed, leaving the strongest growths only.
A potato planter is a farm implement for sowing seed potatoes. Hand potato planters, often referred to as foot-operated planters, are long-handled tools attached to a hinged "beak". The tuber is placed into the planter-beak and penetrated into the ground by means of stepping on the planter base with the foot.
Sowing is the process of planting seeds. An area that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed or sown area. When sowing it is important to: Use quality seeds; Maintain proper distance between seeds; Plant at correct depth; Ensure the soil is clean , healthy , and free of pathogens (disease causing microorganisms)
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