Gowing Your Own Potatoes
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Brian Brown
By Brian Brown
Published on 12/5/2007
Chitting simply means encouraging the seed potatoes to sprout before planting.
* Seed potatoes are ready for planting out when the shoots are 1.5-2.5cm (0.5-1in) long.
* Seed potatoes are ready for planting out when the shoots are 1.5-2.5cm (0.5-1in) long.
Growing Your Own Potatoes
Chitting simply means encouraging the seed potatoes to sprout before planting.
* Seed potatoes are ready for planting out when the shoots are 1.5-2.5cm (0.5-1in) long.
* From mid-March-April, dig a trench 7.5-13cm (3-5in) deep.
* Add a light sprinkling of fertiliser to your trench and begin planting.
* Plant early potatoes about 30cm (12in) apart with 40-50cm (16-20in) between the rows.
* Handle your chitted tubers with care, gently setting them into the trench with the shoots pointing upwards. Cover lightly with soil.
* As soon as the shoots appear, earth up each row by covering it with a ridge of soil so that the shoots are just buried. You need to do this at regular intervals.
* Your home-grown potatoes should be ready for lifting from June until September, depending on the varieties and the growing conditions.
* Seed potatoes are ready for planting out when the shoots are 1.5-2.5cm (0.5-1in) long.
* From mid-March-April, dig a trench 7.5-13cm (3-5in) deep.
* Add a light sprinkling of fertiliser to your trench and begin planting.
* Plant early potatoes about 30cm (12in) apart with 40-50cm (16-20in) between the rows.
* Handle your chitted tubers with care, gently setting them into the trench with the shoots pointing upwards. Cover lightly with soil.
* As soon as the shoots appear, earth up each row by covering it with a ridge of soil so that the shoots are just buried. You need to do this at regular intervals.
* Your home-grown potatoes should be ready for lifting from June until September, depending on the varieties and the growing conditions.