Comments on: Chitting - growing potatoes http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/ news, reviews, hints and tips on vegetable gardening, fruit growing and herbs. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Top Veg » Blog Archive » Planting Potatoes in Pot Containers http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-4259 Top Veg » Blog Archive » Planting Potatoes in Pot Containers Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:06:13 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-4259 [...] Chit the seed for about six weeks, so that the sprouts are about 5cm (2in) long, and dark in colour. Prepare the container: [...] […] Chit the seed for about six weeks, so that the sprouts are about 5cm (2in) long, and dark in colour. Prepare the container: […]

]]> By: Top Veg » Blog Archive » How Many Seed Potatoes to Buy? http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-4064 Top Veg » Blog Archive » How Many Seed Potatoes to Buy? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:42:57 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-4064 [...] Chit the potatoes [...] […] Chit the potatoes […]

]]> By: Top Veg » Blog Archive » Certification of British Seed Potatoes http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-3903 Top Veg » Blog Archive » Certification of British Seed Potatoes Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:19:42 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-3903 [...] to read more about chitting potatoes and different potato varieties. potatoes seed vegetable [...] […] to read more about chitting potatoes and different potato varieties. potatoes seed vegetable […]

]]> By: Top Veg » Blog Archive » Jobs for January in the Vegetable Garden http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-3665 Top Veg » Blog Archive » Jobs for January in the Vegetable Garden Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:15:58 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-3665 [...] and chit seed [...] […] and chit seed […]

]]> By: Farming Friends » Grow Your Own Potatoes Project http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-31 Farming Friends » Grow Your Own Potatoes Project Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:43:02 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-31 [...] More information about Chitting Potatoes can be found at the TopVeg website. [...] […] More information about Chitting Potatoes can be found at the TopVeg website. […]

]]> By: TopVeg http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-13 TopVeg Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:06:52 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-13 Hi Sara Good to hear that your class has entered the Grow Your Own Potato competition. I hope the young people do not get confused by the term 'seed potatoes'. These are not true seeds, but small tubers. They will produce more tubers when they are planted in the ground. It is these new tubers which we harvest as potatoes to eat. Whilst the potatoes are growing in the soil, they produce shoots with lots of green leaves. They may even produce flowers on these green shoots. These flowers will produce true seeds. We do not usually grow potatoes from true seeds as it takes too long. It is much quicker using the seed potatoes rather than potato seeds! Good luck with the competition TopVeg Hi Sara

Good to hear that your class has entered the Grow Your Own Potato competition.

I hope the young people do not get confused by the term ’seed potatoes’. These are not true seeds, but small tubers. They will produce more tubers when they are planted in the ground. It is these new tubers which we harvest as potatoes to eat.

Whilst the potatoes are growing in the soil, they produce shoots with lots of green leaves. They may even produce flowers on these green shoots. These flowers will produce true seeds.

We do not usually grow potatoes from true seeds as it takes too long. It is much quicker using the seed potatoes rather than potato seeds!

Good luck with the competition

TopVeg

]]> By: Sara http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-12 Sara Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:32:43 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-12 I am a teacher and I have entered the school in the Grow Your Own Potato competition. This information about chitting is very useful and I have printed it off so that I can use it with my competition potato seeds! Thanks for the help. Heres hoping they are the winning potat seeds. With Top Veg support I'm sure they will be! I am a teacher and I have entered the school in the Grow Your Own Potato competition. This information about chitting is very useful and I have printed it off so that I can use it with my competition potato seeds!

Thanks for the help. Heres hoping they are the winning potat seeds. With Top Veg support I’m sure they will be!

]]> By: Top Veg » Blog Archive » Maris Bard potatoes - chitting progress http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-6 Top Veg » Blog Archive » Maris Bard potatoes - chitting progress Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:05:31 +0000 http://topveg.com/2007/01/20/chitting-potatoes/#comment-6 [...] The potatoes in the eggtray on the window sill (see http://topveg.com/?p=32) have opened their eyes and started to grow. [...] […] The potatoes in the eggtray on the window sill (see http://topveg.com/?p=32) have opened their eyes and started to grow. […]

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