QuestionsHow to growVegetable GrowingPotatoesfrost damage potatoes 0 Vote Up Vote Down glenn mahon asked 15 years ago my early potatoes are up about 2 inches but the heavy frost on tuesday night has turned all the leaves black are the potatoes ok or do i need to start again? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago No, you do not need to re-sow. The tips of the shoots are damaged but the rest will be okay and the plant will produce more shoots.