When is it the best time to plant potatoes
How and When to Plant Potatoes
we are a capable manner College in
Greater London head of horticulture and
landscaping Tom Cole is going to show us
how to plant potatoes potatoes can be
bought from garden centers as seed
potatoes which are immature tubers and
planted in the spring tom recommends
potatoes which involves placing
them in a cool dark place for a few days
before planting to encourage them to
sprout
see potatoes can form new potatoes or
larger baking potatoes depending upon
how they are left to grow step 1 you
will need seed potatoes a garden fork
string and a spade step 2 prepare the
site potatoes should be planted in sunny
sites in fertile slightly acidic soil
loosen the soil with a fork and remove
any weeds or stones
if you have poor soil you may want to
add organic matter or a multi-purpose
fertilizer
step3 plant so that the potatoes are
planted in the straight line lay a piece
of string on the soil as a guide
position the potatoes along the line at
40 centimeter intervals
user Spade to dig individual holes for
each potato at a depth of approximately
15 centimeters place each potato in its
hole with the end with the most eyes
pointing upwards
if you want to plant more than one row
they should be positioned at least 50
centimeters apart
step for cover gently sweep the soil
over the tubers so they are covered as
the shoots emerge through the soil they
should be recovered with soil so that
only the tip is exposed this will
encourage more potato to develop beneath
the surface
step 5 leave to Grove keep the soil
moist throughout the growing period the
potatoes should be ready for harvesting
in early to late summer depending on the
variety of potato done
