Gardening: Safe to eat potatoes planted last year?

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Richard

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I planted some potaotes last year and when I harvested them must have missed some, as there are several potatoe leaves sprouting again this year. Will the potatoes be safe to eat once they are ready to harvest?
 
The potatoes you planted last year are LONG gone. They have rotted and grown into new plants. There is NO way for any of them to remain
 
The plant will sprout from a small potato left in the soil. New potatoes will form from this and the old one from which the sprout originated will decompose. You can consider the new potatoes safe to eat, which if you had planted new seed, the outcome would be the same. However, my experience with left over seed potatoes is that those plants will not produce as well as new seed. You could eat left over potatoes if you dig them up now, but leave them for an additional harvest.
 
The plant will sprout from a small potato left in the soil. New potatoes will form from this and the old one from which the sprout originated will decompose. You can consider the new potatoes safe to eat, which if you had planted new seed, the outcome would be the same. However, my experience with left over seed potatoes is that those plants will not produce as well as new seed. You could eat left over potatoes if you dig them up now, but leave them for an additional harvest.
 
The potatoes you planted last year are LONG gone. They have rotted and grown into new plants. There is NO way for any of them to remain
 
The plant will sprout from a small potato left in the soil. New potatoes will form from this and the old one from which the sprout originated will decompose. You can consider the new potatoes safe to eat, which if you had planted new seed, the outcome would be the same. However, my experience with left over seed potatoes is that those plants will not produce as well as new seed. You could eat left over potatoes if you dig them up now, but leave them for an additional harvest.
 
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