What have I done wrong?
All the potatoes I put into store last year, have been sprouting for some time now, whilst it doesn't seem to stop me eating them, it's a nuisance to find when I go to bring them into the house that I'm having to pull off sprouts 3 or 4 inches long. They are stored in boxes, covered with sacking, so no light can get in. So, is this common, or am I doing something wrong? The potatoes in the supermarkets don't seem to have this problem. Alan |
What have I done wrong?
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... All the potatoes I put into store last year, have been sprouting for some time now, whilst it doesn't seem to stop me eating them, it's a nuisance to find when I go to bring them into the house that I'm having to pull off sprouts 3 or 4 inches long. They are stored in boxes, covered with sacking, so no light can get in. So, is this common, or am I doing something wrong? The potatoes in the supermarkets don't seem to have this problem. Alan .... Temperature as well as light can induce sprouting. Supermarket spuds are probably maintained at a specific temperature which inhibits sprouting but doesn't damage the tissue of the potato, as would exposure to frost etc. They probably only require a few hours at the higher temperature for this to irreversibly trigger the sprouting mechanism. After purchase, supermarket spuds will probably start sprouting after a week or so as well. michael adams .... |
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