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 ...

When you know how to grow a sweet potato in water, you can get a dozen or more slips for free that you can plant in your ...

The average American eats 125 pounds of potatoes per year. If you love them like most people, we hope this article will help you grow your own. Potatoes are a cool season crop growing best in 61 to 64 ...

This press release is available in Spanish. Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can ...

Brant Darrington is a third generation potato grower, and operates with his brother on their farm in southern Idaho near Declo. “We produce potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, barley, hay and corn, and are ...

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 ...

Potatoes are such a good vegetable to grow in our gardens. They are pretty simple to grow for the most part, and once you get your harvest, potatoes will keep in the refrigerator for quite a while.

Compared to other crops, not many gardeners in our area grow sweet potatoes. Traditionally they have been considered a warm climate crop. Sweet potatoes are grown by planting root sprouts called ...

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 ...