Is it OK to cut sprouting potatoes into several pieces each with a sprout, and plant them? Any special little hints?
I’ve always heard that golf ball sized leave them whole. Larger ones you can cut up to about golf ball sized, each having a sprout or two. Supposed to let the cut side heal/dry and skin over for 2-3 days before planting.
Cutting up your seed potatoes is called ‘chitting.’ I don’t know why, LOL1
And leaving the cut side to dry and kind of scab over is a must, or your chitted potatoes could rot before they root.
https://www.ruralsprout.com/chitting-potatoes/
Cutting Seed Potatoes from Dept of AG circa 1917 - https://cloud.farmwp.com/index.php/s/FbQo2BSs47wkkyc
They mention Irish Cobbler LOL