{"id":113869,"date":"2020-01-25T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-chit-potatoes-for-an-early-summer-crop\/"},"modified":"2020-01-25T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T11:04:23","slug":"gardening-tips-chit-potatoes-for-an-early-summer-crop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-chit-potatoes-for-an-early-summer-crop\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening tips: chit potatoes for an early summer crop"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThen plant a dark-leaved elder and visit Bicton Park Botanical Gardens in DevonPlant this Dark-leaved elder (Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla \u2018Black Tower\u2019) produces pink flowers in spring followed by elderberries. It has the added benefit of growing up rather than out, making it ideal for smaller gardens. Height and spread 250cm x 120cm: full sun or partial shade.Chit this Get some potatoes sprouting now and they\u2019ll be ready by early summer. Try \u2018Kifli\u2019, a blight-resistant, high-yielding salad potato that\u2019s ideal for planting in sacks or pots. The first step is chitting: place tubers in an old egg box, blunt end uppermost, on a windowsill until the shoots are about 2cm long. Continue reading…
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