Long shoots on seed potatoes

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• philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742

  August 2021

  The shoots are probably extended due to the conditions they have been kept in at the Garden Centre - ie lack of light.
  Plant them as you would normally do and just keep earthing up - the shoots should green up once they have light available to them.
  @Dovefromabove knows about potatoes so could probably advise you further.
  
  

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  August 2021 edited August 2021

  🤔 afraid this query is outside my experience or my brother’s (large potato farmer). I’ve never grown potatoes for Christmas and Bro keeps his seed potatoes in climate- controlled conditions so wouldn’t have the long shoot problems. 

  
  

  However what @philippasmith2 says makes sense, along with the fact they’ve probably been stored at too high a temperature. 

  
  

  Plant as Philippa suggests and try not to snap the shoots. 

  
  

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  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• woodhams2398 Posts: 31

  August 2021

  Thank you for your help. Was Pooh off to the North Pole again?

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  August 2021

  woodhams2398 said:

  Thank you for your help. Was Pooh off to the North Pole again?

  At this rate climate change will mean there's bees making hunny up there 😋🍯

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• woodhams2398 Posts: 31

  August 2021

  Thanks Phillipa, When I asked the staff at the garden centre they blamed the suppliers! I needed to get them as I wanted to give some to my daughter who is visiting us tomorrow otherwise I would have looked elsewhere. I don't feel too bad now that I know what we can do. Cheers Lynda

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• philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742

  August 2021

  Always blame someone else  
  Hope you and daughter get a decent crop anyway. 

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• woodhams2398 Posts: 31

  August 2021

  Thank you Phillipa, most kind.

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