LET'S CHIT CHAT

IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT BUYING AND CHITTING THOSE YUMMY ‘EARLIES’ SEED POTATOES SO THEY’RE READY TO PLANT IN MARCH

- DAVID DOMONEY

SEED potatoes are now available in garden centres, so it's a great time to consider having a go at growing them. They are the world's fourth largest crop, and so versatile in the kitchen. I can't imagine a Sunday lunch without roasties.

But besides their incredible flavour, potatoes are a global staple, containing most of the vitamins we require for survival.

And they are packed full of carbohydrate energy too.

I always buy my seed potatoes from my local garden centre around this time. For planting early in the year, you need to seek out 'Earlies, which are the simplest to grow, and take up little space. They don't need planting yet but need to be prepared first. And it couldn't be easier.