OccupiedPalestineBlues
Well-Known Member
What is this chitting you speak of?
That’s a fair question.
The little I do know is that it’s a way of getting your spuds started off.
You just put your seed potatoes uncovered on a windowsill, or other bright place (traditionally sat ‘eyes’ up in an egg carton) and they start to grow shoots from their ‘eyes’.
When the shoots get to an inch or more you plant them and they carry on growing.
I’m not well up on spud growing but I presume we do it because they’ll just sit dormant if you bury them unchitted in cold soil?
I’ve not done much with potatoes myself so I’ll be pleased to take advice on this from any regular spud growers out there.
Also any recommendations for varieties (I’m have a go at growing pentland javelin and charlottes this year).