Potato plea for help

I bought some seed potatoes and they gave arrived early, I've just noticed that they are already sprouting as are the onions I bought!

I kept them in doors and wonder if this had anything to do with the growth, now in a dark cupboard in the shed!

Hope I haven't ruined them or their chances of growing???

Warmth will start the potato chitting process off with or without light; if the chits have only just started put them into a cool room with some daylight (a north-facing bedroom windowsill is perfect if only background heated.)

If the chits are already long and white you would be better rubbing them all off and re-chitting as above.


Not so sure about the onion sets; they aren't usually planted out until mid-March at the earliest but you don't want them shrinking away in a bag until then.

You might get away with planting them outside if your soil is not too cold and waterlogged, but others may advise potting them up for a few weeks................

I have a similar problem with my onions.... i was going to pop them in the bottom of the fridge to slow them down... Anyone tried that before?