How to Spud Potatoes

Potatoes are a staple in homes across the United States and across the world. They can be used as a side dish or as an entree, and can be flavored with a variety of spices and toppings. Having a potato patch at home gives you potatoes on the table from spring through late fall. Spudding or sprouting potatoes is the first step in creating your annual potato patch.

Potato
4 toothpicks
Mason jar

Instructions

- 1
  Stick your potato with four toothpicks, spaced evenly around the potato's center.
- 2
  Fill the mason jar about two-thirds full of water, and place the potato into the jar, letting the toothpicks act as a brace. The potato should be about half covered in water.
- 3
  Place the mason jar in a sunny place, such as a window sill or a sun porch.
- 4
  Change the water if it gets cloudy, and add water if it evaporates and gets too low. You should see sprouts forming below the water line and, after about 3 weeks, stems and leaves will sprout from the top of the potato.
- 5
  Plant the potato in a pot or in your garden, vine up, after about a month of sprouting in the mason jar.

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