Author Topic: Yet another potato chitting question  (Read 908 times)

robinaber

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Yet another potato chitting question
« on: January 24, 2009, 20:23:00 »
This might have already been asked but I have noticed that organic potatoes start to chit a lot earlier than non-organic. Is there any reason for this? I have found that even organic maincrop potatoes start chitting very easily.

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saddad

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Re: Yet another potato chitting question
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2009, 20:24:33 »
Yes, commercial growers use grow retardant chemicals to prevent sprouting so that they have a longer shelf life in the supermarkets...   ::)

 

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