I grew some potatoes this year. I bought the starter potatoes at a garden center. While there, I asked the gardener why I couldn't just use potatoes eyes that h

I grew some potatoes this year. I bought the starter potatoes at a garden center. While there, I asked the gardener why I couldn't just use potatoes eyes that had begun to sprout on store-bought potatoes. He told me that they would BEGIN to sprout, but would not fully grow because of all the stuff the potatoes are treated with to prevent early sprouting. Just because they sprout in a week after some people buy them doesn't mean that much without knowing how long ago they were pulled from the dirt. Also the temperature they are stored at has a lot to do with when they will sprout.