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Celeriac processed & packed and received seed potatoes

With every pallet the producer is mentioned.

The end product on a pallet. This goes to our customers.

The celeriac is first washed and graded.

The potatoes are left outside until they are planted. This is done using a special potato planter.

After a while the potatoes are unloaded into Joppe chitting sacks. These are special sacks that help the potato harden and sprout.

This is when we get our seed potatoes delivered. They are first stored in potato boxes.

An inspector comes to see if the seed potatoes meet regulations and checks all the paper work.

We have received our seed potatoes a couple of weeks ago. An inspector inspects if the seed potatoes meet the standards, and if all the paperwork has been correctly filled in. At first the tubers are unloaded in potato boxes. This is done for easy handling. After that the potatoes are stored in special Joppe chitting sacks. These are made up of iron racks where open potato sacks hang onto. If the tubers are in an open sack they receive a lot of air and light which gives a nice and hard sprout on the potatoes. These potatoes are planted using a special potato planter (belt planter) which prevents the sprouts breaking off. This gives the potato a kick start as it is already hardened and has sprouted. The potato plant will be quicker to develop, which makes it harvest ready much sooner.

We have also washed our celeriac. After washing the crop is graded, checked and packet on pallets. This is the end product which will be delivered to our customers.