Category: How to grow potatoes

Plant potatoes with kids in Spring for an enjoyable activity that kids of all ages 3-103 can get involved with! The act of burying the potatoes and then digging for treasure a few months later is always exciting. Mini competitions can be done – who has the best container who can draw the best picture, who can take the best photo – who has the best beastie on their potato! Perhaps you have family or friends that you can’t see just yet – you could challenge them to a virtual growing competition.

Without a doubt, one of the best things to do with children in the Spring time is planting vegetables and plants for them to grow. Children love to grow things! By creating their own space in your garden or allotment they will feel a sense of responsibility.

This amazing picture is the winning entry for a container from the Applecross Potato ChampionChips 2020 that Amy from Potato House was asked to judge. However supermarket bags for life also featured. As long as the pot is at least 30cm deep with good drainage they will get a good crop.

Potatoes are easy to grow and once April is here chitting becomes less important, although it is a useful exercise to show the children – they love the aliens coming from the potato. If you do chit you can leave them alone in the kitchen and tell them it is a very important job – they need to be put in size order going up then going down….labels need to be made, pictures drawn – this can take hours and shouldn’t be rushed! They have to shout “Chits Away” very loudly and often. (Following us for parental advice is optional – although the mess and the fun created is guaranteed !)