Pretty Potato
@allknowing (130066)
India
November 12, 2018 1:55am CST
This time of year potatoes sprout in storage. The climate gets cooler and that results in potatoes and other tubers sprouting on their own. in storage.
The conditions where I live are not conducive to planting these sprouted potatoes.
For me it is just a nice photo to be stored in my digital folder. This potato along with a few others have been used to make a delicious dish. 
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@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Nov 18
@allknowing Really? I was told that the sprouted potatoes are poisonous. We never eat them.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Nov 18
https://www.thespruceeats.com/is-it-safe-to-eat-a-sprouted-potato-1389272
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Nov 18
You are the second one who says a sprouted potato cannot be eaten. This is a routine here and we always skin the potatoes and cook them.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Nov 18
@DianneN I think it has more to do with the climate. It prefers a cool climate.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
13 Nov 18
@allknowing Sorry. I guess it may be your soil or your climate. I know you are successful with fruit trees and flowers. 
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
13 Nov 18
When I had a garden used to plant them by, January there would be a good crop.
Pretty pic
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Nov 18
Have got back my zest for planting and may be I will give it a try.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Nov 18
@responsiveme I am worried about the climate here.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
13 Nov 18
@allknowing I hope you do..Not much maintainence need.
And you do have all that land
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
12 Nov 18
I just cut those sprouts off and if the potato is not squishy I cook it and eat it. I tend to forget about the potatoes so they sprout often. I forgot about the potatoes once again so tonight I am making potatoes and eggs for dinner before they go bad.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
We do the same as a sprouted potato is good enough for eating
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
I still have a few more. I have decided to give it a try
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I bet it's gonna taste good still@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
We have cooked it along with the others and they did taste good.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
I have attempted it a couple of times but did not get results. Feel like trying once again.
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@Shavkat (137212)
• Philippines
12 Nov 18
@allknowing I haven't tried it, too. I am not sure if I can able to have some in the future.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
12 Nov 18
One year when my sons were young we planted a potato that had started to sprout and the next spring we dug about a pound of potatoes from it. The boys were very proud to eat potato from their own 'garden.' Once was enough for them, though, and we did not try it again.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
I want to try that this time. A pound of potatoes was certainly a bumper crop 
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
It is a marvel that all tubers sprout in winter.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Nov 18
They sprout here in spring, in storage.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
13 Nov 18
@allknowing yes because potatoes contain lots of carbohydrates and protein
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@JudyEv (325651)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 18
I have planted potatoes using eyes like these before. It's like a small miracle to see the new plants grow from such a small piece of potato.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
12 Nov 18
That is how it is planted. I have attempted too but with no success.
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