http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/7/planting-potatoes-and-more-work-for-the-merry-tiller/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/7/planting-potatoes-and-more-work-for-the-merry-tiller/#comment-5982 Nigel Shaw Tue, 04 May 2010 16:09:48 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/7/planting-potatoes-and-more-work-for-the-merry-tiller/#comment-5982 Hi. John We earth our potatoes up as we plant. This buys us extra time and protection from late frosts, allowing us to plant earlier as the shoots have further to go before they break through the surface. Hi. John We earth our potatoes up as we plant. This buys us extra time and protection from late frosts, allowing us to plant earlier as the shoots have further to go before they break through the surface.

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