Because the South has such a long growing season, many garden vegetables are planted twice a year. Cool-season crops like ...

'What is your newspaper article going to cover next week?", my wife asked, recently. "Potatoes," I replied. "You're going to write about Yukon Gold aren't you?", she asked. "Yes, I am," I responded, ...

You don’t need your own private Idaho to grow potatoes. Greg Lutovsky, who has been growing potatoes as a business since 1993, says you can grow 100 pounds of potatoes in 4 square feet. All it takes ...

One of the most popular vegetables in the home garden is the "Irish" potato. A native of South America, the potato didn't become an important food crop until it was introduced to Ireland in the 16th ...

If you've ever seen a short plant with broad leaves and a violet, shooting-star flower, that was mostly likely a potato plant. This may puzzle new gardeners, but as tubers, potatoes won't be hanging ...

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 ...

What do you know about Spuds? Not the vegetable … the small community near Hastings with a long history of potato farming. Starting with several Minorcan families settling in the area in the 1700s ...

February is a busy month for vegetable gardeners. It’s an ideal time to begin making preparations for a spring garden, and there is still time to get cool-season crops — such as turnips, broccoli and ...

Call this the Year of the Potato. My other half, Rick, and I decided we wanted to grow something new in our vegetable garden this year. Call this the Year of the Potato. My other half, Rick, and I ...

TECHNICALLY, THE VEGETABLE gardening season in Western Washington never ends. However, for most gardeners, March signals the start of a new season after several quiet months hibernating in a Snuggie ...

Although St. Patrick's Day is the traditional day to plant potatoes, Mid-Missouri weather usually does not cooperate. This year was no exception, at least not in my garden. There have not been too ...

Over 200 varieties of potatoes can be found across the United States, so you would be forgiven for not knowing the nuances of each type. But if there is one bit of potato knowledge that will serve you ...