How to: Earth up potatoes

In this video Sally Nex explains the 3 main reasons as to why you should make the effort to earth up your potatoes.

1. If you’re growing new potatoes, then it’s a good idea to draw the earth up around the stems because they can be susceptible to late frosts.

2. Some potato tubers can form quite close to the surface, and if the light falls on them they turn green and poisonous.

3. It can help to increase your yield, as bringing the earth up around the stems will form more roots, and more roots leads to more potatoes.

The video shows that all you need to do is pull up the soil around the stems, on both sides, burying all but the top most leaves.
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