“ Why would you grow Solanum tuberosum ? ” you might ask . “ Why trouble ? They are cheap ! you could get a sack of them for a few bucks ! Why not grow something expensive , like fresh Basil the Great ! ”
For the answer , keep learn !
Why You Should Be Growing Potatoes
There are multiple reasons to grow your own potatoes . for sure , they are cheap . powerful now ! We do n’t know if potatoes will always be cheap , or even available in the stock . How much do you hope the transport lines that strive all the way from Idaho to your local market ?
And you do n’t need any expensive or extra ejaculate white potato to grow your own . you could buy a bag of typical white spud from your local shopping center , convey them house , and cut them up , verify that on each fade you have a sprout ( or an eye ) on it . Yes , I know they say you ca n’t grow grocery storage potatoes , but you’re able to !
Then beat each slice into rather soft soil about an in inscrutable and cover it over . works in the cool season , a few week before your last frost day of the month .
In no prison term at all the’ll be pop up out of the soil , and a few months later you ’ll have amazingly tasty , home grown – and cheap – potato .
Here is a picture on how to acquire potatoes the way we do – it ’s simple !
Three Good Reasons to Grow Potatoes
Besides the likely provision line issues , here are three more good reason to grow potatoes .
First of all , the tasting . All you have to do is boil them down for a while , mash them , put butter and salinity in them , and from my own experiences I can tell that they are the beneficial potatoes you will ever try , menstruum . you could not purchase spud that taste as good as homegrown white potato .
2d of all , potatoes are an ideal selection harvest . With a bed of potato , you ’ll have a good prospect of selection if the humanity break down . They are not a very big root , but it only take a few of them to fill you up . Potatoes are high in nutritionist’s calorie , so when you are filled up they will keep you running for a fairly foresightful meter .
Thirdly , white potato are wanton to store . you could hack them up and can them , you could freeze them . Heck , you could even dry them , sour them into a powder , and there you have your inst mash white potato ! you may put them in a root cellar , you may keep them in a morose pantry , or you may turn them into vodka .
And here ’s another thing , potatoes are high in vitamin C , as well as various other nutrients .
The Downside of Potatoes
But , deplorably , alongside all of the good things about tater is one very bad affair , solanine , which most everybody is more or less allergic to while others are extremely allergic to it , including myself . For even the son of the well know gardener still survive has to be allergic to something , and so I was unfortunately opt by the good God to be allergic to this creamy white , nutty , and savory root . Solanine is the plant toxin that makes gullible potatoes poisonous , and even lily - clean potatoes still contain some . If you have problems with arthritis or unite pain , potatoes should be eliminate from your diet if potential in case they are part of the problem .
white potato vine are also bad for blue carb dieting , since they rank high on the glycemic forefinger , but , I mean , nothing was made perfect , now was it ?
Just Grow Potatoes!
white potato are one of the best - tasting roots of all time , they are a very gentle plant to develop , they are high-pitched in calories and they can keep multitude alive for a long prison term , unless British soldiers are steal your fair plowshare of them .
Next time you go to a store I challenge you to buy a grip full of potatoes , cut em up , stick them in the priming , and bang , you will be growing some amazing potatoes !
-Post by Ezekiel Good
