Archive Article: 2002/04/19

19 April 2002

"Superb" conditions allow de-clodding to proceed apace ahead of planting Nicola organic potatoes at W W J Collins Ashlyns Farm, Bobbingworth, Ongar, Essex. "Its been a breath of fresh air after the past two years," comments manager Mark Smith. Compared with last year, when only 4% of the UK crop had been planted by mid-April, over half was in by last weekend, the BPC estimates. Most regions have made good progress, and frost damage has been limited to a few early crops on Romney Marsh, Kent.