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TonyB.

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Chitting potatoes
« on: May 27, 2019, 17:25 »
Hi all, I am confused.
They say chit pots in light.
Today I found an early seed potato in my greenhouse that was one too many for planting - no sprouts.
Left ovr 2nd's and my main have not chitted in a closed box.
Supermarket pots in closed cupboard in dim utility room chit within a week.

Why do we buy relatively expensive seed potatoes?

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oldgrunge

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Re: Chitting potatoes
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2019, 17:32 »
It is best to buy seed potatoes, as they are virus free.
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Re: Chitting potatoes
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2019, 19:09 »
Quote from: oldgrunge on May 27, 2019, 17:32
It is best to buy seed potatoes, as they are virus free.
Nuff said ;)
Plus the chit should be very short and not leggy hence why they look like they have hardly done owt.
Always use seed spuds for the reasons above.
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Re: Chitting potatoes
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2019, 22:19 »
Quote from: TonyB. on May 27, 2019, 17:25
Hi all, I am confused.
They say chit pots in light.
Today I found an early seed potato in my greenhouse that was one too many for planting - no sprouts.
Left ovr 2nd's and my main have not chitted in a closed box.
Supermarket pots in closed cupboard in dim utility room chit within a week.

Why do we buy relatively expensive seed potatoes?
Wilkos dirt cheap for spuds in fact everything. Spuds were I think £2.50 for a kilo or 3 for 2. I had the onion sets as the freeby £1.50 for 500 grams. I counted 174 onions growing from the 500 grams.
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