February is a great month to start thinking about chitting potatoes ready for planting. In fact, this simple garden job could be your secret weapon ahead of the growing season. But what does chitting ...

Potatoes are a staple ingredient across Britain and are one of the easiest vegetables to grow at home. Early varieties should be established indoors throughout the winter, before making their way into ...

The year I first bothered to chit my seed potatoes, I thought it was going to be one of those fussy Old Gardener rituals that didn't actually change much. I was wrong. The un-chitted spuds in one bed ...

For our new 90-second gardener series, Sarah Raven explains how to chit your potatoes, the first gardening job of the year One of the first jobs of the gardening year is to chit your potatoes - that ...

Some gardeners are all for chitting. But here is the secret: you don’t need to chit to be successful. Chitting your potatoes means allowing the eyes of your potatoes to sprout before you put them in ...

Sow tomatoes in the next week or two. I sow all mine into seed trays and put them onto my heated polytunnel bed, but if you keep them moist, anywhere warm will do. Cover seeds and leave them to ...

Every one loves potatoes. Why not grow your own this season? I have a roof top garden where I also grow crops in pots. Potatoes are my favorite crop because they are so easy to grow. This afternoon I ...