Property News · April 16, 2016

How to grow perfect potatoes | Alys Fowler


Alys Fowler on one of the best container vegetables – they’re easy and reliable, but how do you plant and prepare for early and later varieties?The joy of hunting for new potatoes in a pot full of compost is childishly thrilling. I am always excited by the prospect of tipping over a pot to find this edible gold. For this reason, I think they are one of the best container vegetables: easy, reliable and very tasty. All you need is a large pot, 20 litres (the size of a florist’s bucket) or more, some compost and a few seed potatoes.Potatoes are categorised by the time they take to mature. Earlies are usually planted in March and make new potatoes. These tend to be ready in June and July. Second earlies go in early to mid-April and are ready in July and August, and main crops are planted in mid- to late April and are ready from August to October. There is nothing to stop you planting your earlies now – you’ll just get a later succession. You can plant right up to June, as long as your seed potatoes have been stored somewhere cool, so they are still plump and healthy. Continue reading…

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