Chitting is a method of preparing
potatoes
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern United ...
or other
tubers
Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing ...
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. After the sprouts are about long, the seed potatoes are planted in the ground.
External links
Chitting and forcing potatoes(Daily Telegraph, 22nd Jan 2010).
Plant reproduction
Agronomy
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