Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh has shared his wisdom with green-fingered fans on the best way to store potatoes to prevent them from sprouting.This perennial conundrum for avid gardeners - the correct storage of vegetables to avoid unwanted growth - has been addressed by the 75 year old horticultural expert, Alan Titchmarsh.Speaking on the Gardeners' World podcast, he said: "Remember when you are storing onions and potatoes, they need two different things.
When you're digging your spuds up to store them for the winter, make sure you put them in really thick paper sacks so they're in the dark."The main crop of potatoes tend to last longer stored than the earlier crops do but do store them in the dark.
If they get any light they start to sprout and they won't last quite as long," reports the Express.Alan, who was at the helm of Gardeners' World from 1996 to 2002 and has presented numerous other gardening shows, also added some crucial advice regarding onion storage, which is notably distinct from his potato guidance.He said: "Onions, quite the reverse.
Store your onions when you're digging them up in summer - I generally try and bend over the tops of the onions first to allow the sun to ripen the bulbs."They hang up in my shed right through the winter and they like light so they're near the window.
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