How do you plant potatoes in a grow bag? While it may seem impractical to plant such a cheap vegetable, the flavor of homegrown potatoes can’t be beat. Homegrown produce comes in more varieties than ...

Potatoes are one of the most versatile and popular vegetables eaten throughout the world. A crop failure of this vegetable caused by a pathogen in just one country in the mid-1800s was responsible for ...

Discover new ways to maximize your garden space in Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012) by Chris Gleason. Plans for trellises, raised beds and ...

Sweet potatoes are a popular crop to grow in home vegetable gardens, and the delicious, versatile tubers can be roasted, mashed, chipped, and more, once lifted. If you are worried you don’t have the ...

I grew up in Idaho. Yet I’ve never eaten a potato that I dug myself. It seems that a girl raised in a state with “Famous Potatoes” on the license plate should give potatoes a try. Also, I had fresh ...

Sweet potatoes are easy to grow—you just need a little patience. Growing sweet potatoes at home is easy and rewarding, yielding a delicious crop with minimal care. Start slips from healthy potatoes, ...

Planting potatoes in the fall gives you a second harvest and fresher food as the weather cools. Fall planting is most effective in mild winter regions, where short-season varieties mature before frost ...

Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones. Key harvest signals include firm skin, flowering for early harvests, and foliage ...