Weather conditions in Jersey have improved markedly, but the island’s potato harvest will still begin later than usual.
Agriculture officials said temperatures last weekend reached 20C, with a small amount of rainfall, which was proving beneficial for the crops after a period of severe cold weather earlier this month.
A spokesman added: “The forecast is for reasonable temperatures, combined, hopefully, with some rain.
“We need conditions to be favourable for the next few weeks. At present we are expecting outdoor potatoes by the middle of April, two weeks behind last year. We are still planting some of the seed crop.”
Agriculture officials said temperatures last weekend reached 20C, with a small amount of rainfall, which was proving beneficial for the crops after a period of severe cold weather earlier this month.
A spokesman added: “The forecast is for reasonable temperatures, combined, hopefully, with some rain.
“We need conditions to be favourable for the next few weeks. At present we are expecting outdoor potatoes by the middle of April, two weeks behind last year. We are still planting some of the seed crop.”
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