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Default Red potatoes for French fries

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"kilikini" > wrote:

> > Leave a few red potatoes in a cool, dry dark spot and they start to
> > sprout.
> >
> > Stick 'em in a pot of sandy soil and go from there. :-)

>
> Heck, I live in Florida. Sandy soil is something I can EASILY get my hands
> on. :~)
>
> kili


I'm not sure how long the growing period is, but I can stick them in the
greenhouse when it freezes if I have to. Your growing season is longer
than mine. It might still be early enough. :-)

Stacked old tires make good potato beds too.

You can get LOTS of potatoes off of a single plant!
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