Show the greening of potatoes greening 5 potatoes means calesi cal causing them to sprout under certain iain proper conditions just before you are ready to plant them there are two principal reasons for greening potatoes thirst first jt makes the plant grow faster and mature more quickly so that your potatoes can reach the market earlier this is a very important item to you not only if you are raising some one of tho the early varieties but also if you are growing one of the late varieties with the early varieties your natural desiro desire is to plant and barvest arvest li your potatoes as early in the season season as possible for the earli est st potatoes bring abe best price on the market yet if you plant very early jn in the season ou m always run the risk of having your plants damaged by late frosts now if by greening you can malce make it possible to plant your potatoes later in the spring thus escaping the dangers of frost an distill and still put your potatoes on the ni market arliet as soon as the un greenaa greone cl potatoes which were plinked two or three weeks earlier you can see that you will h have ave gain gained ed a big advantage you will haye baye all the advantage or of early potatoes without the risk ilsk oil anthe the other hand band your late potatoes c can an be badly damaged dainas by early f frosts i in the fall and greening operates to save them from thi this danger also it hurries forward their development so that danger from early freezing is greatly lessened second it makes the plant stronger healthier and more vigorous vi vigorous orous the increase of yield due to the planting of greened potatoes has been shown to be from ten ted to forty per cent that is certainly worth going M alter after now nov as to the method of doing it i the best way tar far you to do is to spread them out on tle hour floor of the granary tool shed or barn it would be preferable to put the potatoes on an uld bed spring or on something else that would allow a circulation of air underneath them they should not under any circumstances be piled more than a foot deep and it will be better if you do not have them more than six inches the light on the potatoes should come from tile the east or north for the south and west li liht light km ht is coo strong for good results you yon sh should keep the temperature between 60 and 70 degrees ano fahrenheit if possible and if there is any danger of frost froat tho the potatoes should be covered for the ni night 0 ht with gunny sacks straw or sol something 0 else that will protect them it wll will take from two to three weeks to green them the time varying according to the light b warmth etc the progress of the beening deenin can be ascertained certa ined by the growth of the sprouts which should be allowed to grow not more than a half inch in length and which should be full of burls buds if the sprouts do not grow well it indicates tant there is not enough light if the potatoes are properly greened the sprouts will be tough enough to withstand ordinary usage although if they were to sli sprout rout in a warm darl dark cellar the sprouts would be very brittle and would break off very easily tho the earliness car liness of the potato lid did not count for anything last year but it will this year we do not moon thia that an early variety will be judged more highly 0 than a late lalo one but wat between b at two late hite potatoes the highest rank will bo be given to the one that is most fully matured to summarize you will better the condition and yield of your potatoes if you green them and moreover you will wil I 1 have your potatoes both the early and late varieties maturing earner earlier you eanno cannot afford tafford not to green acon your r seel seed I 1 I 1 24 |