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The potato grows from a tuber that is one of the previous years potatoes.

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Can you grow potatoes in Northeast Indiana?

Yes, you can grow potatoes in Northeast Indiana. Potatoes grow best in loose, well-drained soil and prefer cooler temperatures, making them well-suited to the climate in Northeast Indiana. Be sure to plant them in early spring and harvest them when the plants start to flower for the best results.


Are beans made out of potatoes?

No, beans and potatoes are two different types of vegetables. Beans are seeds that grow in pods on plants, while potatoes are tubers that grow underground on the roots of the potato plant. Both beans and potatoes are nutritious and delicious additions to a balanced diet.


Potatoes plants produce flowersfruits and seeds.Yetthey never grow from seeds.Why?

Potatoes are usually grown from seed potatoes which are neatly cut from a potato to have one to two "eyes" which are the buds.The reason why potatoes do not follow the regular convention of flowers and seeds is because they are underground shoots i.e their roots store starch to form tubers and from these starch deposits,new shoots grow.


Do potatoes need pollination?

No, potatoes do not require pollination. They are grown from seed potatoes, which are pieces of a mature potato that contain the necessary genetic material for new plants to grow. Potatoes reproduce asexually through this method rather than relying on pollination for seed production.


What are some examples of opportunity?

If a gardener decides to grow carrots, and she could sell these for 50 dollars at the end of the season, and her next best option was to grow potatoes which sold for 60 dollars, the opportunity cost would be the 10 dollars she lost from not growing potatoes.