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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 cartons ) in a light and cool place but shielded from direct sunlight. All but three or four of the "eyes" (sprouting parts) of the potato are removed, leaving the strongest growths only.
Dirt protects the potatoes from premature spoiling, and storing moist potatoes could lead to mold Store potatoes in cool but not cold temperatures; between 45°F and 55°F is ideal.
To freeze potatoes, cut them the way you intend to use them — sliced for scalloped potatoes, grated for hash browns, cubed for home fries — and partially cook them in boiling water.
To grow potatoes at home, start with "seed" potatoes, which are not actually seeds (despite the name!). The fully grown potatoes are used for planting and growing even more potatoes.
If healthy seed potatoes are to be cut, they should be first warmed to 12–15 °C (54–59 °F), cut, stored for 2 days at 12–15 °C (54–59 °F) in a humid environment with good air flow. This warming and storing period ensures proper suberization of the tissue, which forms a barrier from P. atrosepticum infestation.
Fusarium dry rot of potato is a devastating post-harvest losses (vegetables) disease affecting both seed potatoes and potatoes for human consumption. [3] Dry rot causes the skin of the tuber to wrinkle. The rotted areas of the potato may be brown, grey, or black and the rot creates depressions in the surface of the tuber.
After the potatoes have softened (usually 15-20 minutes), move them to the ice water bath for 5-10 seconds. Once you take the potatoes out of the ice water, the skin should peel off incredibly ...
Cultivation of potatoes in South America may go back 10,000 years, [3] but tubers do not preserve well in the archaeological record, making identification difficult. The earliest archaeologically verified potato tuber remains have been found at the coastal site of Ancón (central Peru ), dating to 2500 BC. [ 4 ]