Potatoes with babies

[veggiechicken]

I have 5 unplanted Charlotte potatoes that came with a planter. Instead of growing sprouts they have grown mini potatoes. Should I
1. remove the babies and grow each one on separately,
2. remove the babies and bin them,
3. plant the main potato complete with babies
4, not bother at all
5. any other recommendations?

[Thelma Sanders]

I'd do #3 and keep my fingers crossed

[lottie dolly]

experiment,do 1 as 3
and 1,as plant the babies and the mummy separate,and see how they compare,gut dont forget to make a note and label each 1 with what is in the pot,
no 2 & 4 are just not playing the game right,now is it,where IS your sence of adventure

[Jeanied]

I'd plant the lot in pots for Xmas.

[rustylady]

Plant the whole lot as they are.

[veggiechicken]

I'd plant the lot in pots for Xmas.

That is my plan, but, do I separate the mummies and babies first??

[Jeanied]

No those babies don't look like anything other than swollen shoots so leave them attached.

ETA the real babies tend to have a little thin rootlet attaching them to the main seed potato and don't really look like those. That is what I found when I pulled up loads of volunteers this year.