Hi All,
to chitt potatoes you put them in trays with the eyes facing up, and allow
them to sprout. once they have sprouted they have in fact started to grow
and there is less chance of them rotting in the ground. hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.


Stephen Peek wrote in message
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I don't know what "chitted" is. I just cut them a couple of days prior to
planting, just long enough to let them heal.
Christopher Norton wrote in message ...
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I'm in WNC, same problem here. I believe the seed potatoes rotted in
the
ground.
Steve
Charles P wrote in message ...
East Tennessee. I've planted potatoes two times this year.
Ordinarily,
they're my easiest crop. Stick 'em in the ground, mulch with leaves,
spray a few times for flea and potato beetles, and that's it. This
year
we've had lots of rain. My taters never came up. I dig in my rows to
see what happened, and I find the rotten remnants. Most of the
chunks of seed potatoes never sprouted. Anybody else here in
the Southeast have similar results?






Where the seed tates chitted before you planted? If they wer`nt try that
next year.