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 ...

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 ...

If you’re thinking about growing your own potatoes this year, there’s one important skill to learn before you get started: how to chit seed potatoes. Many gardeners agree that learning how to grow ...

Because the South has such a long growing season, many garden vegetables are planted twice a year. Cool-season crops like carrots, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, and broccoli can be sown in both spring ...

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 ...

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 ...

NOXEN — Favorite way to eat potatoes? “Mashed or baked,” said Lisa Fox of Plymouth. “In pierogies,” said her friend Amy Ratowski of Hunlock Creek. And if you’re frying them, “you have to use a ...

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 ...

A true Yukon Gold is easy to recognize once you know what to look for: a small-to-medium, round-to-oval potato with thin, ...