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Brown potatoes

Tall treesTall trees Posts: 175
in Fruit & veg
I've just grown my own potatoes in sacks for the first time, but some have gone brown in the middle can someone help.
thanks

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Are they dry brown with a  hole in the middle, or wet brown and rotten and  smelly?
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Brown patches in the middle are often water stress. We had the issue this year with outs. Potatoes look great on the outside but when cut they have a brown center, the center is otherwise normal, same firmness no slime etc. It's caused by dry spells and then water.

  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    There is a virus problem which causes brown stains in tubers. It is called Spraing.
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