Green potatoes?
 

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

Is this likely to happen, or should I just dig the things out and
throw away the green ones?

--
Alan

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In article ,
Alan Holmes wrote:

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

Is this likely to happen, or should I just dig the things out and
throw away the green ones?

Dig 'em out. Greening is irreversible. I have tried that several
times. If they are sizable ones, you can cut off the green part
and use the rest.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Alan Holmes
writes

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

They will lose the green, but whether they become edible is a different
matter, in other words it is possible that they will lose the green but
still retain the high levels of solanin which were produced when they
were green.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Alan Holmes
writes

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

They will lose the green, but whether they become edible is a different
matter, in other words it is possible that they will lose the green but
still retain the high levels of solanin which were produced when they
were green.

Well, they never have lost it when I tried that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Nick Maclaren
writes
In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Alan Holmes
writes

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

They will lose the green, but whether they become edible is a different
matter, in other words it is possible that they will lose the green but
still retain the high levels of solanin which were produced when they
were green.

Well, they never have lost it when I tried that.


The solanin? How do you know?
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes
In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Alan Holmes
writes

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

They will lose the green, but whether they become edible is a different
matter, in other words it is possible that they will lose the green but
still retain the high levels of solanin which were produced when they
were green.

Well, they never have lost it when I tried that.


The solanin? How do you know?

The green.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Nick Maclaren
writes
In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes
In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Alan Holmes
writes

Whilst digging some of the maincrop, I noticed that one plant had
a couple of potatoes on the surface which were green, I covered
them hoping that they would lose the green and become edible.

They will lose the green, but whether they become edible is a different
matter, in other words it is possible that they will lose the green but
still retain the high levels of solanin which were produced when they
were green.

Well, they never have lost it when I tried that.


The solanin? How do you know?

The green.

I've found that removing the light removes the green. Certainly does in
the store cupboard and I'm pretty sure it does in the ground too, though
it's now several years since I've paid any attention to my potatoes

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"