Exercise 2 solution

Example answer (yours will differ):
1. Chit the seed potatoes: stand them in a cool, bright place in early spring until short, sturdy shoots form.
2. Put drainage holes and a few centimetres of compost in a large container, plant 3 or 4 tubers about 10 to 15 cm deep, and cover with compost (check depth on the packet).
3. As shoots reach about 15 to 20 cm, add more compost around them (earthing up) until the container is nearly full. This keeps tubers covered, so they cannot turn green in the light.
4. Water regularly, especially once flowers appear, and feed if the packet advises.
5. Check the leaves every few days in warm, wet weather for brown patches (blight, Chapter 7). If they appear, remove the affected foliage, harvest soon and bin the material.
6. Harvest earlies about 10 to 12 weeks after planting, once the plants flower, by tipping out the container and picking through the compost.