Growing Tips

Earthing-up

When the potatoes have emerged a few inches, earth up the drills with a rake or hoe. This gives the plant a volume of soil to grow in, it improves drainage and it improves ventilation around the base of the plant. Above all, it is a quick and effective way of controlling weeds. Repeat the process as required, until the foliage is too big to allow you to continue.

Blight

Blight is a fungus Phytophthora infestans. It needs very high humidity and mild temperatures , day and night, to grow on the potato plants.
First Earlies largely avoid blight infections if harvested early enough.

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