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Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 14:15
| Hi. I am wondering about some holes on the inside of my sweet potatoes. To be honest, these are not sweet potatoes that I grew, but are from the farmers' market. When I baked them and opened them, I noticed these openings, and I don't know if they are from pests, or if maybe it has to do with something like moisture conditions as the plants were growing. I also cut open a couple of them prior to baking and they had similar patterns. Can anyone tell me what this is? Thank you in advance! |
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- Posted by ians_gardener (My Page) on Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 14:54
| I looks like a condition called Hollow Heart. Hollow heart is associated with rapid tuber growth |
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- Posted by anitabananita (My Page) on Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 14:59
| Oh thank you. So it's fine to eat, right? |
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- Posted by ians_gardener (My Page) on Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 15:14
| Yup.....munch away! |
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- Posted by anitabananita (My Page) on Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 15:21
| :) goodie. They were going to be for my 6-month old and I thought it was a little early to have him eating bugs! |
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