Propagating potatoes by dividing

Pumpkin 'Butternut Waltham' - Cucurbita moscha

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Romaine lettuce 'Valmaine' - Lactuca sativa var. romana

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Tomato 'Ruthje' - Solanum lycopersicum

€4,50

Tubers can be cut in half to increase the number of perennials in expensive seed potatoes. To ensure that the potato halves to be planted have the same number of buds, the tubers are cut lengthwise. While they are laid out for pre-germination, the cut wound heals and corks. Freshly cut tubers should not be planted, as the cut surfaces could rot in the soil.

"Eye-potting" refers to cutting seed potatoes into small pieces, each with an eye. The eye is cut out in a cylindrical shape along with a piece of tuber flesh. This allows 6–8 pieces to be obtained from one tuber. The pieces should be dried thoroughly before being planted in pots. Only after rooting and sprouting are they planted in the garden, spaced 20 cm apart. Eye-potting can be used when only a few tubers of a variety are available to propagate them.

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The content of this article is from the book:

Potato love
Heidi Lorey
Price 16.95 euros
ISBN 978-3-8186-0649-7
Ulmer Verlag

What do potatoes taste like? While in this country, the tubers are often described as having a neutral flavor, Italians call them "tartuffli," or little truffles. This sounds like a completely different, unique taste, and it's what "potato sommelier" Heidi Lorey wants to introduce us to in her new book "Kartoffelliebe" (Eugen Ulmer Publishing).

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Bean Bush bean 'Creso' – Phaseolus vulgaris

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Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Grünkohl 'Lerchenzungen' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Kale 'Lark's Tongue' - Brassica oleracea

Kale 'Nero di Toscana' - Brassica oleracea

Cucumber 'Armenian Cucumber' - Cucumis melo

Cucumber Cucumber 'La Diva' - Cucumis sativa

Cucumber Cucumber 'Tanja' - Cucumis sativa

Pumpkin 'Butternut Waltham' - Cucurbita moscha

Pumpkin 'Green Hokkaido' - Cucurbita maxima

Pumpkin 'Red Kuri' - Cucurbita maxima

Chard 'Bright Lights' - Beta vulgaris var. Vulgaris

Chard 'Feurio' - Beta vulgaris var. Vulgaris

Garden pea 'Miracle of Kelvedon' - Pisum sativum

Carrot 'Lila Lu' - Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Carrot 'Auslese (SG 103)' - Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Carrot 'Dolciva' - Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Radishes 'Cherry Belle' - Raphanus sativus subsp. sativus

Radishes 'French Breakfast 2' - Raphanus sativus subsp. sativus

Romaine lettuce 'Valmaine' - Lactuca sativa var. romana

Beetroot 'Robuschka' - Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva

Beetroot 'Tondo di Chioggia' - Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva

Beetroot 'Wintersonne' - Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Rotkohl ‘Rodynda’ aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Red cabbage 'Rodynda' - Brassica oleracea

Salad 'Wild Rocket' - Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Spinach 'Gamma' - Spinacia oleracea

Pointed cabbage 'Chateaurenard' - Brassica oleracea

Tomato 'Black Cherry' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Ormato' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Primabella' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Ruthje' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Sunheart' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato 'Tica' - Solanum lycopersicum

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete 'Trixi' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie Gemuese Pflanze 'Trixi'

Tomate 'Trixi' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Tomato 'Trixi' - Solanum lycopersicum

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete 'Yellow Submarine' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

'Yellow Submarine' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Tomato 'Yellow Submarine' - Solanum lycopersicum

Tomate 'Zuckertraube' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Tomate 'Zuckertraube' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Tomato 'Sugar Grape' - Solanum lycopersicum

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Zucchini 'Alberello' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

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Zucchini ‘Sativa Auslese’ aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Zucchini 'Sativa Auslese' - Cucurbita pepo var. giromontiina

Sugar pea 'Ambrosia' - Pisum sativum

Zuckermais 'Golden Bantam' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Zuckermais 'Golden Bantam' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

Sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam' - Zea mays

Vorderansicht Saatguttuete Zwiebel 'Sturon' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie Gemuese Pflanze Zwiebel 'Sturon'

Zwiebel 'Sturon' aus der Gartenzauber-Saatgutserie

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