storing seed potatoes

**Potstubsdustbins** · 19-02-2013, 09:40 PM

If they get frosted in there that will be bad news.

Mine are now sat in egg boxes on my lounge window sill chitting nicely.

Potty

**Bigmallly** · 19-02-2013, 10:34 PM

Well I'm taking a gamble and have put mine in the Greenhouse to chit. It is bubblewrapped so hopefully will keep it above freezing.

**Alison** · 19-02-2013, 10:53 PM

I have the ones I want to plant up in my polytunnel chitting in the conservatory and they're doing great. I'll be putting the other ones in egg trays this weekend but in the meantime I've been storing them as I always do in hessian sacks in the frost free garage.

**veggiechicken** · 19-02-2013, 11:02 PM

Mine are in the spare bedroom.......

**Bren In Pots** · 20-02-2013, 08:56 AM

Mines also in the bedroom near-ish to the window.

**Aberdeenplotter** · 20-02-2013, 09:19 AM

full light otherwise the sprouts will become long and straggly instead of nice short and stubby. Also essential tokeep them frost free. Keeping in an unheated greenhouse is a bit like playing russian roulette until the frosts are past

**rustylady** · 20-02-2013, 09:41 AM

Mine are on the kitchen and bathroom windowsills.

**WendyC** · 20-02-2013, 09:42 AM

Eldest son at uni so now i have a whole room for potatoes and propagator! Until the holidays anyway. The thermometer in my greenhouse recorded -1.6 the other night so I wouldn't risk in there. It is insulated too!

**Hans Mum** · 20-02-2013, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by WendyC View Post

Eldest son at uni so now i have a whole room for potatoes and propagator! Until the holidays anyway. The thermometer in my greenhouse recorded -1.6 the other night so I wouldn't risk in there. It is insulated too!

I do this too, conveniently there is a HUGE desk on under the window which is just perfect for chitting and seed trays

**morgs** · 20-02-2013, 12:18 PM

I bought my seed potatoes last weekend and put them in the greenhouse. Woke up to a heavy frost yesterday and I've now moved them to the spare bedroom.
However, will they be any good now? How can I tell, as they look OK.

Can anyone advise
Thanks

**Samurailord** · 20-02-2013, 12:46 PM

Mine are in an unheated conservatory, but the lowest temp i have recorded in there refcently has been +3.5, so I am hopeful that this will continue intil I am able to get them into the ground in a few weeks.

Andy

**veggiechicken** · 20-02-2013, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by morgs View Post

I bought my seed potatoes last weekend and put them in the greenhouse. Woke up to a heavy frost yesterday and I've now moved them to the spare bedroom.
However, will they be any good now? How can I tell, as they look OK.

Can anyone advise
Thanks

They'll go soft if they've been frosted

**morgs** · 20-02-2013, 01:20 PM

Ok thanks VC. They are still hard at the moment, guess I'll just have to wait and see.

**Two_Sheds** · 20-02-2013, 01:43 PM

The others have answered you, but I'll add my tuppenorth anyways

Originally posted by Veg newbie View Post

I put them in my shed. ... no direct sunlight into to it

Nope, too dark for chitting, too light to inhibit chitting, ie they will still sprout, but the sprouts will be long and weak, and useless. Get them in the light, or keep them in cold, TOTAL darkness, like the salad drawer of a fridge (where mine are)

Originally posted by Veg newbie View Post

until the frosts have past and I can start chitting?

You chit when it IS still frosty, it's a way of starting growth when the ground is too cold for planting.

You don't HAVE to chit, but most people do, out of habit mostly. Spuds grow fine without being chitted.

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