Thursday, April 7, 2011

How to slow down potato germination?

1. Potato buds contain toxic alkaloids which can cause abdominal pain and dizziness.

2. Placing an apple in potatoes can significantly delay thier germination time. Ethylene gas produced by apple has hampered the effectiveness of potato development.

3. Putting apples together with papayas or kiwi will make them ripe faster. Further, apples can make persimmon astringency disappear but sweeten after a week.