{"id":104619,"date":"2019-03-02T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-get-the-best-harvest-from-seed-potatoes-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2019-03-02T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T11:04:27","slug":"how-to-get-the-best-harvest-from-seed-potatoes-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-get-the-best-harvest-from-seed-potatoes-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get the best harvest from seed potatoes | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur gardening expert on the case for chitting spuds before planting themIt is most likely too late to debate whether to chit or not. Across the land, egg boxes are full of sprouting potatoes willing on the first good days of spring. There is something so pleasing about those little fat shoots appearing at the end of a tuber.The idea is to develop the chits (shoots) on the seed potato before it is planted out, to speed up growth so you can harvest your crop three to four weeks early. If chitting speeds up growth at the beginning, it also hastens the end with the onset of senescence \u2013 and this can do quite the opposite to what\u2019s desired. It can reduce yields. The trick is to keep those chits as healthy and chubby as possible. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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