Earthing up
Also referred to as ridging, to earth up is to cover roots with a thick layer of soil. It's particularly associated with potatoes, to prevent greening of the tubers.
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Earthing Up: Drawing soil up around the stems of a plant, eg potatoes, to blanch them or encourage root or tuber growth.
Emasculation: The removal of anthers to stop self pollination.
Cut and use Florence fennel about 3 weeks after earthing up.
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Fortunately modern plant breeding has led to many easier, self-blanching varieties that don't need earthing up to produce tender white stems.
earthing up This is a term used mainly for potatoes, but you may see it used for other crops. It means to pile more earth around the bottom of the stem, so that a small mound is formed with the plant sticking out of the top.
 See also: Water, Plant, Soil, Planting, Vegetable
  
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