It is still too early to plant our seed potatoes. We are keeping them "in a cool, light space in the warm, to sprout green shoots" (Susan Berger, "Allotment Gardening"). This process is apparently known as "chitting", giving us several weeks of growth whilst waiting for the earth to warm up. The image on the left shows Portland Javelins (a "first early" variety), the one on the right shows the Vivaldi seed potatoes ("second early"). I don't know why the Portland Javelins are sprouting purple instead of green shoots. Perhaps they, too, are confused about the cool but warm requirement.
