potatoes chitting temp.

[tomatoada]

My seed potatoes have arrived.   Last year they produced very small shoots.   I wonder if they were too cold.  What is the ideal temperature to store them please?   They are in my spare room which is about 10 degrees and faces east.

[tomatoada]

[Stevens706]

Small shoots are ideal large ones can break off when planting, I chit mine in the conservatory, light but cool at this time of year.

[Flighty]

I don't think that the temperature is critical as most references just say put them somewhere cool and light.
The shots only need to be between 1/2 and 1 inch for planting, and again that's not critical.

[rugbypost]

Just a light, and not to warm room, 6 to seven weeks  and they should be about 1inch nice thick shoot. Not sure about number of shoots i always look to about 3 or 4 shots per potatoe its only what my Father showed me but we all have our way of doing things.  Rugbypost

[tonybloke]

above 10 deg is ideal, light is more important than high temperatures. if growing 'earlies', the more shoots the better, for main crop chitting ain't necessary, but if they have shoots, leave 4 for bigger spuds.
rgds, Tony

[tomatoada]

Thanks for replies and tips.   Last year the shoots on my potatoes were only about 1/2 inch or less.   So it is a bit cold perhaps.  I will turn the radiator up a notch.
I have noted  the no. of shoots for earlies and main crop.   Thanks.

[cornykev]

As said Cool  8) and light.      ;D ;D ;D