I have started to plant my potatoes at the allotment now that the weather has become milder and my seed potatoes have chitted. The potatoes in the picture are a maincrop variety called ‘Valor’.

Those green shoots will grow away in the soil when they are planted to just above their own depth. Because we haven’t totally finished with cold nights yet, you will need to watch the forecast and cover them up if frost is forecast. Apart from giving them a soaking every 7-10 days (more if they are in a pot) they are usually an easy crop to grow successfully.

Pests and diseases may trouble them from time-to-time but can often be avoided by growing a first or second-early variety that is harvested before the pest can get going, and before diseases like blight start to spread.

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