Sprouting potatoes (chitting) question?

[nao57]

So... I'm sure some of you have seen how when you let potatoes sit awhile they'll start turning green. And sometimes when you try to sprout potatoes they'll fail.

I was trying to think about how to get more of them to sprout successfully without failing, and then I thought bout the ones that turn green.

Is it possible that whether or not they'll turn green or not is an indicator of if they'll chit or not? (To sprout or not to sprout.) And do these 2 variables follow each other pretty successfully (to be indicators)?

Curious what you think about this.

 

[Meadowlark]

I cannot ever remember a potato turning green unless part or all of it is exposed to sunlight. This is one reason new potatoes need to be hilled up...to protect against turning green due to too much sun exposure. Also, a reason they should always be stored in a dark area.

When exposed to light, potatoes produce chlorophyll. I grow some Yukon Gold and compared to my main crop red potatoes, they will turn green with minimum sunlight exposure, so it is even more important to hill up the light skinned potatoes.

IMO, turning green has nothing to do with whether they will chit or not...rather it is an indication of too much light.

 

[nao57]

I cannot ever remember a potato turning green unless part or all of it is exposed to sunlight. This is one reason new potatoes need to be hilled up...to protect against turning green due to too much sun exposure. Also, a reason they should always be stored in a dark area.

When exposed to light, potatoes produce chlorophyll. I grow some Yukon Gold and compared to my main crop red potatoes, they will turn green with minimum sunlight exposure, so it is even more important to hill up the light skinned potatoes.

IMO, turning green has nothing to do with whether they will chit or not...rather it is an indication of too much light.

Yes they do need to be hilled up. After you put them in the ground. But people often pre-chit them outside soil. That's why the green can be relevant. I understand how potatoes grow. But you understand that I'm asking if the potato exposed to sunlight doesn't turn green... when it should turn green?

People in many places put them in the ground after they chit them, such as in a window space. That's why I asked about this.