we always planted "cut" potato seeds. not just eyes.
we never coated them with anything. i've heard powdered sulfur works.
planting potatoes early gives them a head start ahead of the hot dry summer.
we planted them the old-fashioned way by hand. then dug them with a fork, hoe & shovel.
I dip them in diluted clorox and water before planting. Never had a rot problem.
makes sense. we never did. we tried to cut them one day, and allow them to heal for a day, then plant the next day.
the cut wounds dipped in powdered sulfur is suppose to allay any disease. we never did any of that.
the best taters were the fresh dug baby pontiacs. eat them with early sweet english peas in early june.
later, the kennebecs were dug and put away for fall & winter tater's.
when we'd seen the tops from the kennebecs all dead & dying around june 30 - july 4 we knew it was time to dig.
