Today Brian told us about seed potatoes.  He had some to show us and they looked like ordinary potatoes.  He told us that if we left the potatoes on newspaper for about one month the “eyes” would start to grow roots and then we could sow them in soil to grow potatoes.  From one potato planted, we should get 10 potatoes to grow.  This process is called “chitting” and each of us had the chance to take part.

After one month we will sow the potatoes in the planters in our outdoor area.  We had to weed these to get them ready.  Brian told us that weeds are “plants in the wrong place”.  He showed us the difference between fibrous weeds and tap weeds.  When we sow the potatoes it willl take about twelve weeks for them to grow and then we can pick them and make baked potatoes, mashed potatoes and chips.   Brian even suggested using the herbs we planted before Christmas to create a herb butter to put on our potatoes for extra taste.  We can’t wait!!