What do you use herbs for?
Fresh mint is perfect for summer-fresh salads, to liven up a sauce and or to brew fragrant teas. The cooling flavor is also used to temper spicy curries. A tough, woody herb with a pungent flavor, rosemary’s spiky leaves can be used fresh or dried for long cooking in soups, meats, stews or sauces.
Is it OK to cut seed potatoes in half?
Seed potatoes can be cut in half before planting, to increase your crop of spuds.
Should I cut seed potatoes in half?
You can get more potato plants from a bag of seed potatoes by cutting large tubers in half and planting both halves. Cutting the potatoes length ways instead of across will give a better yield as there are more sprouts on one end than the other. Make sure each piece has at least 3 sprouts on it.
Can I just put a potato in the ground?
You can certainly plant an entire potato in the ground after it sprouts. However, there is another way to get more plants and more potatoes: by planting potatoes from eyes. First, cut the potato into several smaller pieces. Try to leave one sprouted “eye” on each piece of potato.
What happens if you plant a whole potato?
While whole or sections of seed potatoes can be planted right after cutting, allowing time for the cut sides to dry creates a protective barrier that may guard against organisms that could cause the potatoes to rot.
How do you cut and dry seed potatoes for planting?
If you decide to cut your seed potatoes, cut them into pieces so that each piece has at least one eye (though more than one eye per piece is fine too), and is roughly at least an ounce (28 g.). Then allow the seed potatoes pieces to cure in a cool but humid place for 2-3 days.
Should you soak potatoes before planting?
Soaking the potatoes in a variety of solutions kills the problem-causing fungi and helps ensure a healthy potato plant and a bountiful future harvest.
How long do potatoes need to dry before planting?
One way to combat the disease issue is to let your seed potatoes cure for a few days after cutting and before planting. To cure them you simply need to let the cut potatoes sit in an airy, dry place that is out of the sun for 2 or 3 days. The cut side of the potato will dry and harden and get a leathery texture.
What is best to plant with potatoes?
Vegetable planting companions for potatoes
- Among the good planting companions for potatoes are plants in the cabbage family, including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale.
- Beans and other legumes are good potato companion plants as they release nitrogen into the soil, which helps improve yields and crop quality.
What should not be planted with potatoes?
Plants to Avoid Placing Near Potatoes Include:
- Tomatoes.
- Eggplants.
- Peppers.
- Cucumbers.
- Pumpkins/Squash.
- Onions.
- Fennel.
- Carrots.
What can you not plant with corn?
What NOT to Plant with Corn
- Tomatoes – share common enemies with corn. Grown near each other, they will attract both the corn earworm and the tomato hornworm.
- Brassicas – All members of the cabbage family including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower should be planted apart from corn.
What should not be planted near cucumbers?
Two plants to avoid planting near cucumbers are melons and potatoes. Sage is not recommended as a companion plant near cucumbers either. While sage shouldn’t be planted near cucumbers, oregano is a popular pest control herb and will do well as a companion plant.
Can cucumbers and tomatoes be planted together?
Even with the challenges of cool-climate gardening, tomatoes and cucumbers grow well as companions, along with beans, peas and nasturtiums. Start tomatoes six to eight weeks before outdoor transplanting. Cucumbers develop quickly, so they only need three to four weeks from seed to transplant.