Category: Pentland Javelin
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Digging out First Early Potatoes: Pentland Javelin
I’m finally digging out some lovely, fresh first early potatoes! Potatoes are a great staple in the kitchen and they’re so easy to grow and they are so delicious. When digging up potatoes, it’s often the case that you stick your fork into the ground and you end up with…
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Mounding potatoes
No matter what variety of potato you’re growing, the chances are, at some point, you’re going to need to mound up your potatoes. What that means is that you cover the shoots that are poking through the ground with soil. People call this process different things – so you may…
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Planting First Early Potatoes: Pentland Javelin
I’ve now reached the stage where I can plant my Pentland Javelin potato sets – which will hopefully lead on to me digging up gloriously fresh potatoes to eat. A few weeks ago, you may have seen my post about chitting potatoes, which give details on what you should try…
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Chitting Potatoes: Pentland Javelin (first early)
To chit Pentland Javelin potatoes, simply place them in a shallow tray or an egg carton with any shoots that may be showing, facing upwards.