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Old April 17, 2015   #1
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Back in December, I was carrying a bag of potatoes in when it sounded like one fell out. I never found it back then. It turns out that it got buried in the leaves by our front door. It had ice covering it twice in February. A few weeks ago, I raked the leaves out and there it was with a spout on it, so I left it there.

The first picture shows how close to the potato it is. It's a couple feet from our house - so it gets dappled to no sun. The plant/branches are 12 inches tall (I just measured). Do you think it would be worth hilling up some dirt on it and try growing it? I'm not going to plant anything there this year. I'm just wondering if it has any chance of making potatoes. Oh, it's a typical brown Irish potato bought at HEB, and originally grown in Texas.
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Old April 17, 2015   #2
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Why not just move it to a sunnier place? Would be easy at this stage.
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Old April 17, 2015   #3
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Seems to be growing great where it is. I'd expect it to produce food.
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Old April 17, 2015   #4
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Hill it up and see what happens
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Old April 17, 2015   #5
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I'm going to hill it up where it's at tomorrow. I have 80' of potatoes out in the garden. Ought as well give it a chance.
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Robert, I hope you post pics of your garden as the season progresses - 80' of potatoes, wow!
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I am always for the underdog; go ahead and hill it.

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Old April 20, 2015   #8
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That is a heaping contractor's wheelbarrow of dirt around the potatoes. Could you imagine how much dirt it would take to do 80 plants.
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Old April 20, 2015   #9
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This is whats going to happen.
You will get just enough potatoes from it to feed just you and your wife.

I did this one year and everyone made fun of me.
I babied it and grew it and collected just enough for me.
Guess what I didn't offer them any and when they asked for a taste I said no grow your own potato.

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Old April 24, 2015   #10
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Lol Worth.

They're growing by leaps and bounds now They are 18" tall. They've grown six inches in 4 days.
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I cant get over how wonderful this spring has been.
Rain and a little sunshine to boot.
My tomato plants are doing so well they are weeping water from the tips of their leaves.

A real god send if you ask me.

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Great idea! Happy growing and may they taste good!

I am having some potatoes near the window at my parents' to get them sprout, we'll plant them in buckets in one month or so.
My mom is crazy about potatoes, so I am thinking of getting some true potato seeds for her as a Christmas present - she will see how fun it will be growing our favorite crop from seed.
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May 5, 2015 Update (Cinco de Mayo) 21 inches tall.
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Oh, and yes, the cat thinks this is her new outdoor litter box.
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