On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 21:35:32 -0000, "AST"
wrote:

"H" wrote in message
.. .
Why do my 'eating' potatoes 'chit' so much faster in the fridge than my
seed
potatoes kept on the windowsill?

You shouldn't store potatoes in the fridge.
They should be kept in a dark, dry and cool, not cold place.
A box, in layers with sand or peat.

or, if they are bought potatoes for use soon, keep them in, once again, in a
dark, cool dry place, loose.
don't keep in plastic bags or in too moist an environment.

I keep my eating potatoes in a crockery bread bin with a lid and they
chit wonderfully well, much faster than my seed potatoes in open egg
boxes in the same room.

Joan in Bramhall (Cheshire)