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AlanP
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I have just received my seed potatoes, how do I stop them sprouting until next March. Do I keep them in the dark and cool or do I keep them in the light and cool. Could do with some help on this one as they were not cheap and I do not want them sprouting before it is time to plant them.
Plants: 2 | From: UK | Registered: Dec 2002  |  Seeded: 80.74.168.68
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Hi Alan....your right....they aren't cheep. Store them in a dark, dry, cool place. The basement will do. Potatoes need to breathe, so don't pile them more than 6 inches (15cm) high and try to use containers that let air circulate. Check on them every month and use the early sprouters first. Discard any that are shrivelled or decaying.

Good luck
Barb barbsblooms@shaw.ca

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Plants: 536 | From: Winnipeg | Registered: Jan 2003  |  Seeded: 24.66.94.142
   

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