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Q: Why do gardeners cut up potatoes before planting them?
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Can potatoes be cut up a couple days before cooking?

It isn't recommended to cut the potatoes a few days before cooking. As soon as they are cut, the air will hit it and turn the insides brown (like an apple). You can cut them the night before and soak the potatoes in water until ready to cook.


What can you do with potato seeds?

Planting potato seeds will sprout potatoes. However, in order to get edible potatoes, you will need to let the potato grow, then once you have a grown potato, you will have to cut off part of the potato and replant it.


How long can you keep a cut potato in water before cooking?

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Why should the end part of a stem be cut diagonally before planting?

to keep the soil moist


How do you preserve potato sprouts also known as eyes for future planting?

You cut a piece of the potato that contains 1-2 eyes. Usually this is done using left over storage potatoes that have begun spouting at the beginning of planting season in spring. These potatoes would have already been cured after the fall harvest and stored in a dark place with a temperature of 40degrees to prevent spoilage and sprouting till spring. The problem with potatoes bought from the supermarket is that unless it is already planting season they will rot by the time you need them.


Use swath in a sentence?

The gardeners made a swath cut through the grass.


Do potatoes have potatoes?

Potatoes have "eyes" that produce new potatoes. The person growing them cut the potato with the eye and plant them.


Do you cut hosta leaves back in fall?

Some gardeners do cut back the leaves in fall to prevent mold and disease.


What is an allumette?

An allumette is a thin strip of food, such as potatoes or vegetables, that is usually cut into a matchstick shape before being cooked. It is often used to add a crispy texture to dishes or as a garnish.


What are broad platforms cut into steep slopes used for planting crops?

Broad platforms cut into steep slopes used for planting crops are terraces.


What is it called when you cut a tree down and replant another?

Deforestation: cutting down forests. Reforestation: planting forests to replace previous ones. Afforestation: planting forests where there was none before.


Is buying frozen pre-cut potatoes bad?

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