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Old 03-01-2010, 04:21 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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got some really cheap potatoes at the supermarket


becuase they're starting to go green


do they lose the green colouration quicker with higher or lower
temperatures?


Once they've gone green they won't lose it again.


The green parts should not be eaten (especially by pregnant women)
because they contain
concentrations of solanine, the alkaloid that makes potato leaves and
fruits toxic .


ah well, anybody needing something 'green' to chuck at demos....

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