Why place an apple in the bag with the potatoes?

Question

i know that by placing apple with a potato will prevent the potato from budding. why is it so? what website can i get information from?

Answer 1

I heard of that before when I asked how I could keep my potatoes longer because they kept budding very quickly. Someone told me about the apple, i never tried it but a few people said it works!

Dont know HOW it works though!

Answer 2

Ithink it may only be an old wives' tale.

Essential oils can be used for organic control of potato sprouting, which include clove oil, spearmint oil and peppermint oil.

The oils lock in the necessary nutrients from the air, and thus the potatoe can't sprout.

I haven't seen anything about apples or budding though.

Answer 3

The apple will absorb the moisture that causes the potato to sprout.