July
Harvest your Second Earlies
By July your Second Early potato crops should now be ready for harvesting, enjoy!
Earth up your Maincrops
Once your Maincrop potatoes start to grow through the top of the drill you should then start to earth up.
Earthing up your potatoes is best done with a garden hoe. The aim is to form a peaked ridge with the loose soil at the edge of the trench to prevent your potatoes turning green which would make them inedible.
This might be required 2/3 times a season
Check your Maincrops for diseases, such as blight
The initial signs of potato blight are the development of small dark patches on the leaves. The stems may also develop dark brown patches at areas where leaves join them. Infected tubers have brownish discolouration and will eventually start to rot
Plant your Christmas Seed Potatoes
July is the time to be planting your seed potatoes for Christmas day.
Next Steps…
- Buy a Blight Tester Kit
- VIDEO – Watch the ‘How to Test Your Potatoes for Blight’ video guide
- Order your Christmas Seed Potatoes from the range at JBA
