June
Harvest your First Earlies
During June the remainder of your First Early crop should now be ready for harvesting, enjoy!
Earth Up your Second Earlies and Maincrops
Once your Second Early and Maincrop potatoes start to grow through the top of the drill you should then start to earth up.
Earthing up 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 Second Earlies and 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
Next Steps…
- Buy a Blight Tester Kit to test your crops
- VIDEO – Watch the Checking for Blight?’ video guide
- VIDEO – Watch the ‘How to Test for Blight’ video guide
