What? Srpouts on new tubers

zeroma · July 26, 2013

What would cause the potatoes, just dug, to have sprouts on them?

kath · July 26, 2013

Just my observations, not a potato expert here, but until someones else comes along I'll post my 2 cents. It seems that once the potatoes are mature, if they experience a couple weeks of soil that's too warm, especially if they're near the surface and are getting some light, too, they can come out of dormancy and sprout. I had that happen with several spuds this year, so I'm chalking it up to the heat wave we endured.

kath

**Tom Wagner** · July 26, 2013

Heat Sprouts.

Look it up on a Google search.
Some varieties are more prone to it than others. The use of the word "Heat" is there because the tubers sprout due to heat stresses.

zeroma · July 26, 2013

Well we had a heat wave and lots of rain. I'm surprised they weren't steam cooked.

Thanks.

July 26, 2013	#1
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	What? Srpouts on new tubers What would cause the potatoes, just dug, to have sprouts on them?

July 26, 2013	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Just my observations, not a potato expert here, but until someones else comes along I'll post my 2 cents. It seems that once the potatoes are mature, if they experience a couple weeks of soil that's too warm, especially if they're near the surface and are getting some light, too, they can come out of dormancy and sprout. I had that happen with several spuds this year, so I'm chalking it up to the heat wave we endured. kath

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Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	Heat Sprouts. Look it up on a Google search. Some varieties are more prone to it than others. The use of the word "Heat" is there because the tubers sprout due to heat stresses.