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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.


Must be a UK thing then. Certainly is the way we brits are shown to do em.