Country Living Skills

To prepare seed potato,

• expose them to warmth (60-70F) and light about a week before planting time.

A day or two before planting,

• cut them into seeds with a sharp knife. Each seed should have at least 1 or 2 “eyes”, each piece should be about 2 square inches.

• Wait until a thick callous has formed over the cuts before planting.

The callous will prevent the seeds from rotting once they are planted.

It’s easiest to plant potatoes in rows in a large field. Just make a furrow with a hoe and drop pieces of seed potato into it.

IN ROWS:

• 2 1/2 feet apart
• 3 inches deep
• 6-8 inches between the seed potatoes