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Just brought the last of our potatoes out of storage & found they are nearly all producing long shoots. They were in a sack in a dark, although admittedly damp, cellar. Do you think they've sprouted due to damp, time of year, or something else? And is it OK to eat them if we rub off the shoots? ???

Provided they are not going green they should be fine. Never harmed me!  ;D

Quote from: Bodolph on January 10, 2006, 10:21:31
Provided they are not going green they should be fine. Never harmed me! ;D

Or me and if there soft put them in water over night.  ;)

Quote from: caroline7758 on January 10, 2006, 09:34:19
Just brought the last of our potatoes out of storage & found they are nearly all producing long shoots. They were in a sack in a dark, although admittedly damp, cellar. Do you think they've sprouted due to damp, time of year, or something else? And is it OK to eat them if we rub off the shoots? ???

The reason for sprouting mainly depends on the variety if they are kept cool and dark.

Early varieties tend to be poor keepers with late main crops storing well but even with in the broader types they vary variety by variety.

Jerry

Agree, if they're not spongy or green, rub off the sproots and no-one will be any the wiser. They might even be sweet as the starch should have started turning to sugar to push the little sproots out ...  ;D