I just found this thread.
I've been working on the same subject, but can see now, according to Tom that it's a good idea to let leaves develop, although I have had some success otherwise.
I'm also experimenting with node cuttings.
Here's some interesting information I've found.
From the book "Potatoes: How to grow and show them." by James Pink
Printed in 1879.
"By this means an immense number of plants can be raised from one pound of tubers ready for planting out at the proper season, and at the least three to four thousand pounds of potatoes could easily be grown from one pound of seed, by this method, in one season."
I was able to get almost 200 lbs. of taters from a lb. of seed....nowhere near 2 tons! Not yet anyway! LOL
I'm also rooting node cuttings from the sprouts in sand....
Single-Node Cuttings: A Rapid Mutiplcation technique for potatoes.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Oc_...page&q&f=false
Here is a 5 oz. Cheiftan seed potato that I buried in pine bark fines.
I've snapped off 15 sprouts which I'll plant for the node cuttings.
I'll continue burying the seed potato and repeat the sprout harvest until the seed potato is spent.
~Dig
