When the potato has just sprouted and the part is very small, you can dig out a piece of the bud and the bud eye. For potatoes with larger buds, you should cut off a piece near the bud eye.

Although germinated potatoes are treated as above, some toxins will still remain, so they should be soaked in water for some time to dissolve some toxins, and then cooked for a while when heated. The germinated potatoes treated in this way will generally not be poisoned. If the bud grows too big, it can't be eaten. If the chopped things are used to feed livestock, they must also be soaked in water and boiled, otherwise the livestock will be poisoned if they eat them.

Methods of Preserving Potatoes from Buding

When preserving potatoes, you should store them in a place with low temperature and no direct sunlight.

You can also put potatoes and apples together so that potatoes won't sprout. This is because mature apples will release a plant hormone-ethylene, which will inhibit the cells in the eye of potato buds from producing auxin. If the auxin does not accumulate in sufficient concentration, potatoes will naturally not sprout.

You can also put potatoes together in breathable mesh bags and put them in a backlit and ventilated place at home. You can also put some sand in the corner to keep them warm and dry. At the same time, potatoes should not be piled in large piles, so that potatoes can breathe, and sick and rotten bad potato pieces should be removed at any time.

In addition, potatoes can't be stored with sweet potatoes, otherwise they will sprout easily.