Chitting
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Chitting is a method of preparing potatoes or other tubers for planting. The seed potatoes are placed in a tray (often in egg carton
s) in a light and cool place with a little water. All but three or four of the "eyes" (sprouting parts) of the potato are removed, leaving the strongest growths only. Once the sprouts are about 1 inches (2.5 cm) long, the seed potatoes are planted in the ground.
Egg carton
An egg carton is a carton designed for carrying and transporting whole eggs. These cartons have a dimpled form in which each dimple accommodates an individual egg and isolates that egg from eggs in adjacent dimples...
s) in a light and cool place with a little water. All but three or four of the "eyes" (sprouting parts) of the potato are removed, leaving the strongest growths only. Once the sprouts are about 1 inches (2.5 cm) long, the seed potatoes are planted in the ground.
External links
- Chitting and forcing potatoes (Daily Telegraph, 22nd Jan 2010).