Making a Seed Potato Chitting Station
An easy way to store potatoes while they are in the ‘chitting’ stage. When frost is forecast just throw a few layers of fleece over the entire station, although remove it during the day if warmer weather is forecast otherwise they could sweat under the fleece.
How to ‘Chit’ Potatoes and Why?
When your seed Potatoes arrive you can keep them in their bags (if paper bags, otherwise remove from plastic bags) until it is time to plant them. Most gardeners do a process called ‘Chitting’. This is achieved by placing the seed potatoes with their ‘eyes’ facing upwards and kept in a light, frost-free location out […]
Last Chance to Order Potatoes
Ideally you would have ordered your seed Potatoes last month but if you haven’t this month is the last opportunity as stocks will be very low next month.