Have you ever grown a potato plant indoors?
By tess1960
@tess1960 (2385)
United States
January 26, 2008 9:06am CST
I wanted some living green in my kitchen and instead of running out and buying something I decided to try growing one myself. It was easier than I thought it would be.
You can go here to read what I did and see pictures:
www.associatedcontent.com/article/550497/how_to_grow_a_potato_vine_indoors.html
Have any of you ever grown a potato plant indoors? How big did yours get?
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8 responses
@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
27 Jan 08
There are many people that have aquariums and house plants that will take cuttings from the house plants and grow them in the aquarium water. This will benefit both the pants and the aquariums because the pants will take up nitrogen waste products from the water and in return will grow better. I have seen some vines that were growing ten or even twenty feet or more just by having their roots in the aquariums. The roots will also give shelter to small fish and make it look more natural.
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@ESKARENA1 (18260)
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28 Jan 08
This is something i have never considered. What a good idea, so obvious yet so brillient, thankyou
blessed be
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@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
29 Jan 08
Now I have to consider moving it to a fish bowl when the roots become to entangled for the jar. I have one too from when I had a fish a long time ago. No longer have the fish but still have the bowl. I would love it if mine grew that long.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
29 Jan 08
OH yes :) I did that. ANd it grew and grew LOL Yhe kids loved it specially because they saw it from the beginning. Actually they were the reason why I did it. I thought they would enjoy seeing it grow.
I think they look really nice and they do look good in the kitchen :)
@ESKARENA1 (18260)
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28 Jan 08
A potato plant is so easy to grow, its a fantastic idea to have one in your kitchen. What is more, if you have room, getting a child to plant one in the garden is a great way of getting a child interested in growing things because they get to see results quickly
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@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
9 Feb 08
That is really a great idea. I have never seen or heard of anyone growing a potato vine indoors from a potato. I have a cat who loves to chew on the leaves of any indoor plants. I wonder if I choose to grow a potato plant if it would be bad for him if he chewed on the potato plant?
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@metrobelle (398)
• India
9 Feb 08
I have not tried growing potato indoor. It's a good idea to have everything grown in the garden to be in handy. I manage to grow green chillies and some seasonal plants like onions, cumin leaves, mint etc in pots. They are doing pretty well.
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
28 Jan 08
I read your article and this sounds like a really good idea. I have never grown a potato indoors before. It sounds really easy to do. I was wondering though, are the leaves safe for a cat to nibble on? I have a cat and I did have a few small plants, but she would not leave them alone.
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@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
29 Jan 08
I do not know the answer. I have cats too and I put the potato plant on my windowsill in the kitchen and they don't go up there. I sprayed them with water once and that was enough, they hated it. Please call your vet and ask or research online before trying just in case since you already know they are prone to eating plants. I would not want the cats hurt. It has been fun to watch it grow. I am now having to water daily to keep the roots under water in the jar.
@metrobelle (398)
• India
9 Feb 08
I have not tried growing potato indoor. It's a good idea to have everything grown in the garden to be in handy. I manage to grow green chillies and some seasonal plants like onions, cumin leaves, mint etc in pots. They are doing pretty well.
@cindystoufflet (299)
• United States
9 Feb 08
You can do the same thing with an avacado seed but it would be a tree instead of a vine.
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