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The Growing Potato Plants in Agricultural Science Directory

Potatoes were first grown in Peru over 200 years ago, long, long before the Irish ever got their hands on them Aside from dairy foods, potatoes are the most commonly eaten food in the western world. Potato growing takes up a large amount of your garden space, so think carefully before planting. It is best to concentrate on the early potato varieties and those maincrop varieties which are unsuitable for commercial growing. This article concentrates on two varieties of potato earlies known as new potato and the maincrop potato. Both types of potato are planted in a similar manner and nearly at the same time, however they are harvested at different times. There are of course intermediate varieties which can be harvested between the two main varieties.

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