On 1/2/07 14:55, in article , "Pam
Moore" wrote:

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 17:40:27 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow
wrote:

I've just got to ask. Why would one bother to chit potatoes? By that
I mean what are the advantages of chitting over not chitting them.

If I recall, last year or the one before, on Gardeners' World they did
a trial to see if chitting gave a better crop.
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That would make sense of the fact that Jersey farmers always chit their
Jersey Royals which are, of course, some of the earliest around.
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