My dad told me last night that a whole row of our taters didn't come up.
I had to tell him we accidentally skipped a row. We were going to go back but ran out of seed 😂
So, don't skip rows. They won't make potatoes on skipped rows 😂😂😂

so i used to always cut my potatoes as displayed in this video.  then i spoke to a potato farmer this spring.   i wont ever cut my potato seeds again.    while this method does work to make your seeds go farther?   there  are drawbacks to cutting your potato seeds the first is if you do, you will tend to introduce more vulnerability to disease.  the skin helps to protect the seeds.   as noted you can mitigate this by cutting them and letting the cut dry over for a few days before planting.   as a result this year i decided to try what the farmer advised:  pay an extra few bucks for a few more seeds and plant them whole, unless you get a seed that is really super big.

i had never had problems with disease, but decided to give the farmers advice this year and plant whole seed potatoes.  my seed cost was i think about an  extra 5 bucks but its been 6 months since i ordered.  i got 3 varieties.  normally i plant 2, but i bought an extra type since i wasnt cutting. i have a very small garden because i have a day job and limited gardening time

the result that surprised me was?   i got about 10-20% more potatoes this year with uncut seeds than last year.    both the total number of potatoes were more, as was the overall weight.  the difference is there were fewer very large potatoes and a lot more smaller sized ones.    it appears from my personal experience cutting produces larger potatoes that are fewer in overall number and lower in total weight, but uncut potatoes produces a higher number of potatoes over all and a higher total weight, with  lower sizes.   i grew german butterballs, and 2 varieties of red potatoes.   my average size is between a golf ball and a baseball, tho there were a few that were smaller in size almost like a new potato.

because uncut potatoes has been proven to me to provide a better yield in overall weight?  probably i wont ever cut my potatoes agin, except in the case of a very large seed potato.

We always just planted the potatoes without the sulfur, never had too much of an issue

Happy wife...happy life.😊

Great video!!

So, apparently the thing with buying certified seed potatoes is just that - they're certified disease free, incl. (can't recall if always or if need to verify with supplier or what the ad or package claims) that the seed potatoes themselves were tested, not just the plants during the season. Apparently even if you don't SEE any disease, it may have been starting already and can then set in and become a real and lingering problem in your soil, if you had it and used your own. Even market-farmers who are into soil health and beyond-organic methods and all, who know that often in these situations it's really more all about the soil life and health and healthy practices to deal with disease concerns, still think this is a serious risk. Also that production can dwindle, if I understood the one guy right, after about year 4 which is about where I'm at with mine so we'll see.
That said, I personally am still gunna risk it for now bc I cannot really afford to be buying seed potatoes - esp. as the varieties I most want are not often available locally. I have Huckleberry golds going on 4 or 5 years now and invested in Yukon Golds and Russets last spring. I also have a red (either red norland or Pontiac or both) for 5 years but they don't store very long (though they do taste great !) but I'm not sure I'm planting from those again.