If you’re thinking about growing your own potatoes this year, there’s one important skill to learn before you get started: how to chit seed potatoes. Many gardeners agree that learning how to grow ...

Some gardeners are all for chitting. But here is the secret: you don’t need to chit to be successful. Chitting your potatoes means allowing the eyes of your potatoes to sprout before you put them in ...

From Conrad Jones, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire, UK. Clare Wilson asked at the start of the vegetable gardening season if chitting seed potatoes made any difference to the crop (2 January, p 51). My ...