Two gloved hands holding freshly dug potatoes in garden - Emma Boiko/Shutterstock Considered relatively easy to grow, potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) still require the right amount of water, nutrients, ...

Want to grow delicious potatoes without breaking your back? The no-dig potato growing method is perfect for gardeners of all experience levels. Here are the best tips for growing potatoes the easy way ...

Whether you bake them, fry them, mash them or boil them, potatoes are a staple in many diets, behind rice and wheat among the world's top agricultural food crops but ranking as the top vegetable crop ...

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 ...

How are potatoes grown? Potatoes thrive in well-drained soil and require ample sunlight to grow well. Remember to space out your seed potatoes properly when planting to give them room to develop.

The potato is one off the most important vegetable crops in the world. Potato cultivars are available in many shapes, sizes, and colors. The edible part of the potato plant is the underground swollen ...

It may seem strange to start talking about Christmas in July. But summer in the Northern Hemisphere is when gardeners need to start thinking about the colder months to come. This month or next, you ...

One windy April morning, I pulled into the drive of Easy Yoke Farms and was told today, I would be planting potatoes. Okay, I wouldn’t be planting, I would be riding on the tractor while Daniel and ...

Despite the summer’s rains, this was a great growing season for sweet potatoes. While they are tropical plants and typically associated with being grown in more southern climates, many varieties do ...

Did you get your potatoes planted on Good Friday? I didn’t either. Planting while there’s snow on the ground seems wrong. And chiseling frozen soil seems imprudent. Ever since I was a little boy, I ...