I know you shouldn't allow potatoes to stay too long in sunlight when you're
digging them, as they go green. But now, when they're developing shoots in
trays - sun or shade? TIA
Bertie

Place the seeds in boxes (for small amounts, cardboard egg boxes are ideal)
in a light airy position at a temperature of roughly 10C (50F)

"Bertie Doe" wrote in message
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I know you shouldn't allow potatoes to stay too long in sunlight when
you're digging them, as they go green. But now, when they're developing
shoots in trays - sun or shade? TIA
Bertie

As the potato seed produce sprouts, remove all but the topmost four to
ensure that they receive all the goodness of the seed potato. The ideal
sprout length at planting time is 2.5cm (1in) although this is not critical.
What is critical, is that the sprouts are green and not white coloured.
White sprouts are caused by not enough light.

"Bertie Doe" wrote in message
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I know you shouldn't allow potatoes to stay too long in sunlight when
you're digging them, as they go green. But now, when they're developing
shoots in trays - sun or shade? TIA
Bertie

Bertie Doe wrote:
: I know you shouldn't allow potatoes to stay too long in sunlight when
: you're digging them, as they go green. But now, when they're
: developing shoots in trays - sun or shade? TIA
: Bertie

In full light, frost free and I leave all the shoots on. We had a long
discussion about this a month ago. You can probably pick up all the tips if
you search google or download more headers

Alan McKenzie wrote:

Place the seeds in boxes (for small amounts, cardboard egg boxes are ideal)
in a light airy position at a temperature of roughly 10C (50F)

All my egg boxes are in tiny pieces in my compost bin, so I am using
foil trays instead. They don't have the inside support that eggboxes
do, so my spuds are more squashed against each other than I'd like.
Does this matter? They look happy enough so far; they've got little
green tips appearing, but they're not growing too fast yet (which is
good).

Peter a first time chitter

Thanks all, I guess that means light but not direct sunlight.
Bertie

Bertie Doe wrote:
: Thanks all, I guess that means light but not direct sunlight.
: Bertie
doesn't make any difference, the lighter the better for stronger shoots

On 22 Feb, 20:43, (Peter Robinson) wrote:
All my egg boxes are in tiny pieces in my compost bin, so I am using
foil trays instead. They don't have the inside support that eggboxes
do, so my spuds are more squashed against each other than I'd like.
Does this matter?

God you bring me back!! When I was 15 I took a saturday job and was
putting hundreds of spuds seeds in wooden cases. They needed to be
jamed in, squashed, and the chap used to pass behind us, take a box,
shake it to see if any wobbled. So no, it doesn't matter, as long as
they are dry. I used to have to use my chin to stabilise the middle to
fit the last ones in or the others would lift up.

Peter a first time chitter

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La Puce wrote:

So no, it doesn't matter, as long as they are dry.

Thanks. I'll find something else to worry about!

Peter