Potatoes are a versatile and popular vegetable that can be grown in home gardens. Plant certified seed potatoes in spring and harvest new potatoes after flowering or wait for larger tubers after the ...

Who says that in order to successfully grow potatoes they have to be planted in the ground or large gardening bed? Green House Grdener shared a video on Instagram showing how simple it is to grow ...

Many years ago, when I was just starting out in my professional career as a horticulturist, while on my rounds I visited an old farmer. As we talked about growing different crops, he mentioned that ...

Prepare for potato season as soon as the ground starts to warm. Potatoes should be planted when the soil temperature reaches 45 degrees F, and the soil is relatively dry. Plant seed potatoes six to ...

Potatoes are cool weather plants from South America that bloom and then die when the temperatures get hot. They can tolerate frosts, but not hard freezes. Potatoes are planted from small potatoes or ...

For those of us who are dedicated vegetable gardeners St. Patrick’s Day is a time we look forward to in the Midwest. St. Patrick's Day is the traditional date for planting potatoes, particularly Irish ...

Potatoes are one of the easiest things to grow. They are OK with poor soil. They’re even fine with soil that’s acidic, which is most of Southeast Alaska. If you’re recently cleared your garden bed and ...