Planting potatoes is a wonderfully rewarding past time, and something which children love to be involved in, particularly when it comes to harvesting.
Do you plant old sprouted potatoes?
You can, but you are much better off buying certified disease-free seed potatoes. These are widely available from nurseries and produce stores. Certified seed potatoes are a far better option in the long run, because the fungal diseases which affect potatoes can persist in the soil for many years. Fungal and bacterial diseases cause rotting and viral diseases can affect your harvest.
“Certified” does not mean that there isn’t any disease present, only that the seed has met the criteria as set down in the National Standards for the Certification of Seed Potatoes. “Certified” means that a particular seed line has passed all the requirements of both field and tuber inspections.