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Posted by tammyinwv z6/WV (My Page) on
Sat, Sep 22, 12 at 22:22

In the back of my garden, I have a somewhat lazy compost pile. I have been burrying my garden clippings such as peelings, cores etc from veggies , peach pits and who knows what else. I went up there today to burry a bucketful of apple waste from applesauce. I found these plants growing out of the pile. They are about 10" tall. i didnt want to disturb them till i figured out what they were so I burried the apple beside them. Does anyone have an idea what they are?
tammy

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Have you thrown any potatoes in there?

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Could they be potatoes? The leaves are similar.

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Definetly potatoes, probably from potato peelings you've thrown in ya compost, if ya leave the plants till they die back you'll have a nice feed of new spuds

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Thanks a lot. i havent seen potato plants in many years.
i am planning on growing them next yr.
i live in zone 6b here in wv, they prob wont have time to do anything here before winter....do you think?
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I'd cover them when you get frost warnings and see what happens. If they get killed, put some straw or leaves over them and they'll come up in the spring.

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Thanks, i will give it a try
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I vote Potatoes.

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