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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 Reply to alan (dot) holmes27 (at) virgin (dot) net |
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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. |
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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" |
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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. |
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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" |
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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. |
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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" |
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