Sprouting Potatoes: Eat it, or Throw it away?
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Are the non-green bits of green tinged potatoes dangerous, or does the bad stuff only lurk in the green areas?
Sometimes if my tatties are starting to go a little green I give them a really good peeling to remove any hint of green, then eat them. Is that bad?
Oh, and sprouting potatoes - I just remove the sprouts and eat.
Sometimes if my tatties are starting to go a little green I give them a really good peeling to remove any hint of green, then eat them. Is that bad?
Oh, and sprouting potatoes - I just remove the sprouts and eat.
certification relates to viruses though iirc. that's why you need new certified seed tatties each year, usually micropropped to ensure freedom from viral infection. seed tatties can carry phytophthora spores (blight) but they're dipped in fungicide to deal with this.
the greenness contains alkaloids or something that can KILL you
(I may be exaggerating) but if you peel it all off they're ok to eat 
e2a: the alkaloid is solanine, just googled it. solanine as in solanaceae, the family they belong to along with dealy nightshade and tomatoes
Bight spreads - Introduce it & who know
how far it could go.
Which is why the laws against it are so strict.
Blight's already here, has been for YEARS. The problem is that it can develop resistance to fungicides and spreads easily, hence an outbreak should be controlled
most seed potatoes are grown in scotland, less aphids apparently, aphids are the main vector for potato viruses (viri?)
Snort or mainline?
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