Potatos sprouting

[tonado]

Last night I discovered a bags of potatos in the garbage. The potatos are sprouting a little but wife said they can't be eaten. Normally, I just cut away the sprouting area and eat the rest of the potatos. As long the potatos are not green, then they are safe to eat. However, my wife still does not believe me.

 

 

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/todo_now/faqs.php?id=86

[hakkamike]

Last night I discovered a bags of potatos in the garbage. The potatos are sprouting a little but wife said they can't be eaten. Normally, I just cut away the sprouting area and eat the rest of the potatos. As long the potatos are not green, then they are safe to eat. However, my wife still does not believe me.

 

 

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/todo_now/faqs.php?id=86

 

No problem eating them if they are still firm like they shoud be, just cut out the sprouts(eyes) and enjoy.

[lostinblue]

Tell her they were to be planted in the garden

[Guest knloregon]

Potatos are hard to grow.

 

~ (having said that, I'm sure that Carl's Bing is growing them successfully right now....)

 

---all the eyes should make little potato plants. Best thing to do is let the sprouts form little roots---usually on the outside of the potato, and then twist the whole thing off. Then bury it. Problem is, here in western Oregon, my experience is that the damp ground creates all kinds of problems...

 

plus, the best part of late summer is that all the hard work of cultivation is done, just enjoy going out and picking fruits and vegs. ----potatos you still have to dig up.

[tywy_99]

Last night I discovered a bags of potatos in the garbage. The potatos are sprouting a little but wife said they can't be eaten. Normally, I just cut away the sprouting area and eat the rest of the potatos. As long the potatos are not green, then they are safe to eat. However, my wife still does not believe me.

 

 

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/todo_now/faqs.php?id=86

..........and she never will!

[hakkamike]

Potatos are hard to grow.

 

~ (having said that, I'm sure that Carl's Bing is growing them successfully right now....)

 

---all the eyes should make little potato plants. Best thing to do is let the sprouts form little roots---usually on the outside of the potato, and then twist the whole thing off. Then bury it. Problem is, here in western Oregon, my experience is that the damp ground creates all kinds of problems...

 

plus, the best part of late summer is that all the hard work of cultivation is done, just enjoy going out and picking fruits and vegs. ----potatos you still have to dig up.

Now how hard can they really be to grow, Tony is growing his in a bag in the garage.

Edited May 6, 2007 by hakkamike (see edit history)

[TootTaLu]

Last night I discovered a bags of potatos in the garbage. The potatos are sprouting a little but wife said they can't be eaten. Normally, I just cut away the sprouting area and eat the rest of the potatos. As long the potatos are not green, then they are safe to eat. However, my wife still does not believe me.

 

 

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/todo_now/faqs.php?id=86

I would consider these potatos to be perfect ammunition to throw at my neighbor's house at 5:AM,when his dog is barking keeping me awake.

Never throw the potatos at the dog.

Its best to throw about five of them on your neighbors roof.

If the dog is still barking the next morning,target your neighbor's car.

[jbray]

I love this site! You guys really help me to know that I am not totally crazy... We (my wife and I) had a discussion/argument about this not too long ago... I didn't know that the sprouts are poisonous (sp?), so, I thought she was totally nuts. I looked on the internet, and had to admit I was wrong.

 

Yeah, she will never believe you... A few weeks ago we saw a stray dog. She said, "Oh, that is so dangerous... It could get stung by a bee and get raybees!"... She said that in China, they are told that animals get raybees from bee's. I can't convince or that it's not true... We had lots of dogs get stung, when I was a kid, and no raybee's.

[warpedbored]

She has 4 red potato plants that just came up. Gee Kim you must be psychic.

Potatos are hard to grow.

 

~ (having said that, I'm sure that Carl's Bing is growing them successfully right now....)

 

---all the eyes should make little potato plants. Best thing to do is let the sprouts form little roots---usually on the outside of the potato, and then twist the whole thing off. Then bury it. Problem is, here in western Oregon, my experience is that the damp ground creates all kinds of problems...

 

plus, the best part of late summer is that all the hard work of cultivation is done, just enjoy going out and picking fruits and vegs. ----potatos you still have to dig up.

[zhen]

Why green potatoes cannot be eaten?

[lostinblue]

Why green potatoes cannot be eaten?

http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/safety.shtml

 

Light will cause the formation of solanine on the skin of the potato. Though not likely to cause serious harm, green skinned potatoes can taste bitter and may result in temporary digestive discomfort.

 

When confronted by green skin on a potato, simply peel it away. Keep as much of the rest of the skin as possible. For this is where most of the vitamins reside.

Edited June 27, 2007 by lostinblue (see edit history)

[bosco]

Why green potatoes cannot be eaten?

http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/safety.shtml

 

Light will cause the formation of solanine on the skin of the potato. Though not likely to cause serious harm, green skinned potatoes can taste bitter and may result in temporary digestive discomfort.

 

When confronted by green skin on a potato, simply peel it away. Keep as much of the rest of the skin as possible. For this is where most of the vitamins reside.

 

This is part of the story. The FDA actually monitors toxin levels in potatoes very closely and orders the destruction of many tons each year when the toxin levels rise above certain established maximum safe levels. Best advice is to avoid buying potatoes with evidence of green in the skin--the FDA can't check every field....

[The Jeff]

potatoes. The dangers are everywhere.

[BobandNicole]

The story I get about the sprouting potatoes is that the sprouting point is poison. Thus, even if there's a little bit of a sprout going on, the potatoes get dumped.

 

For over 50 years I just cut the sprouts out. Guess I was courting danger the whole time.

[izus]

10 years ago i would have argued my butt off and made a complete fool of myself, now i just let it go when something like this comes up.

 

eating a banana backwards from the wrong end,

cold and warm water drinking,

not to mention what a field day i would have had with the entire feng shui thing.