Early potatoes

Sir, – As I have done for many years, I planted my first early potatoes by St Patrick’s Day. They are now in flower and will be ready in a week’s time to dig.

Last year it was late June, so they are a month early. – Yours, etc,

DAVID MURNANE,

Dunshaughlin,

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