Plant early potatoes
TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh says 'this is the perfect time' in March to plant early potatoes — a seasonal must‑do for gardeners wanting a jump on harvests. (devonlive.com)
Titchmarsh set out the advice in a YouTube video titled "5 Gardening Jobs You Must Do This March!" on his Gardening With Alan Titchmarsh channel. (youtube.com) (youtube.com) He lists planting early potatoes as one of five March priorities alongside mulching beds and borders, potting summer‑flowering bulbs, sowing favourite flower seeds and creating a spring planter. (youtube.com) (youtube.com) On camera he demonstrates chitting seed tubers before planting and shows small‑space options such as potato sacks and patio planters as practical ways to grow earlies in confined plots. (youtube.com) (youtube.com) Titchmarsh notes that planting now can deliver "new potatoes" from mid‑June through July for gardeners who follow the early timetable. (express.co.uk) (express.co.uk) The timing he endorses aligns with grower guidance that seed potatoes should be chitted about six weeks before planting and that planting generally takes place when the soil starts to warm, typically mid‑March to early April in the UK. (suttons.co.uk; rhs.org.uk) (hub.suttons.co.uk) His video description also specifies the products he used on camera—Taylors seed potatoes, Melcourt compost and tools from Spear & Jackson—information gardeners can follow if they wish to replicate his demonstration. (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
