It is worth trying a range of to see which best suits your soil, and your tastes. Whatever you choose, grow them organically - and they'll taste even better. To avoid introducing pests and diseases, plant good quality, certified seed potatoes. Chitting Treat seed tubers carefully. This process, known as 'chitting', encourages the tubers to produce strong, sturdy sprouts, and gives an earlier maturing crop.
Tubers can safely stay in their trays until planting conditions are right.
Use around one barrowload to 10sq.m of ground. Never add lime before planting potatoes, as this can encourage scab. April Dates will vary from year to year and around the country. A good indication of this is when grass begins to grow, usually in March. The shoots and leaves of potatoes are frost tender, so be prepared to protect them with cloches or 'fleece' if you plant early.