Seed potatoes and chitting

I've got three varieties of seed potatoes that have sprouted those horid light coloured sprouts..so have not been chitted properly.

What should I do? Leave them as is and plant them, rub off and leave in the sun to chit correctly or something else?

Many thanks.

Steve...

 

Anyone ?

 

Hi,

Any longer than 2 inches, take off completly,if planted like this the stems will rot and also the tubers!

Then plant as they are.

Even if the tubers are soft they will still grow perfectly.

It is not necessary to chit potatoes, that is only done so to give them an early start, and then only the earlies, according to some Scottish farmers I saw interviewed on TV last year.

Anyway , best of luck with what you have.

Cheers!

 

Cheers Makka, I appreciate the help & info...

Steve...

 

Hi Steve. I'd go along with that too, I'm sure they'll be fine.

 

Cheers Freddy, I was quite annoyed with myself for leaving them in the dark and not chitting them earlier (never grown spuds before, or any veg for that matter), so its a relief to know they are not worthless now and will still grow.

Steve...

 

I split a box of spuds with a chum ... he's planted his a fortnight ago (without chitting), mine are chitting in egg boxes - stems are about 1/2in long (if that) ... these are Bintje (?) earlies ... will plant them out no matter what length the stems in a fortnight! Good luck with your tatties - just think of the results with butter, scrummy!!