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What you need
Seed potatoes
A cool and light place for storage
A garden centre
IN MY last column, I suggested growing blackcurrants, one of the easiest fruits to cultivate. Their vegetable counterpart in terms of difficulty level is the humble spud, and now is the right time to start planning your potato crop.
Unglamorous as they are, potatoes may not be everyone’s first choice for home growing. But they taste noticeably better than shop-bought ones, especially when growing baby salad potatoes, and produce a harvest just a few months after planting. Because they can be so productive with regard…
