spuds

[essexwurzel]

how do you get one ton of spuds from six seed spuds

[Glutton4...]

Dunno, how do you get one ton of spuds from six seed spuds?

[veggiechicken]

Good question. So whats the answer?

[scarletrunner]

Keep some for seed and keep planting until the next Millenium?

[Aberdeenplotter]

Keep some for seed and keep planting until the next Millenium?

Scarlet, that would be my rationale, except it wouldn't take that long especially with a variety like sarpo mira. These can produce tubers of a pound and a half each quite easily so you would only need around 1500 spuds to arrive at a ton (2240 pounds). That's 250 pounds per seed potato. If each seed potato produces 10 spuds, and then these are replanted to produce another 10 per seed potato, that's 600 spuds after two years. If these then multiply 10 fold to produce 6000 spuds at even half a pound each, there's more than your ton of spuds in less than a handful of years.

[Two_Sheds]

I reckon you'd need to buy some special potion that's only available in Essex

[zazen999]

Aw Two-Sheds. Have you thought of trying a search

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...puds_2578.html

[Two_Sheds]

I hadn't, factually

But from your link: "Apparently Pentland Crown planted 6ft apart and following a special growing formulae can produce a ton of spuds from 6 seed potatoes"

[Aberdeenplotter]

The special formula isn't in fact a spell is it given that this is Halloween?

[veggiechicken]

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Toil and Trouble
Spread this mix
For tons of spuddle!