Potatoes are among the simplest vegetables to grow, but a step often forgotten or neglected is earthing them up. It is as simple as regularly drawing soil, straw, or other materials around the plants ...

Those white potatoes that were planted on the Ides of March have a lot of activity going on under the ground right now. While the above ground green shoots put out new leaves and stems the underground ...

Hello. I am Takahiro Ogawa, an agricultural management supporter.October is a month when the autumn breeze begins to blow ...

Skip the produce section and start growing potatoes in your own backyard. All you need is a sunny space to grow them, a steady supply of water, and seed potatoes (the sprouted portion of a potato that ...

If you’ve only tasted store-bought potatoes, it’s time to experience the remarkable flavor and convenience of homegrown spuds by learning how to plant seed potatoes. The key is to start with certified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones. Key harvest ...

Many common staple crops require a lot of space to grow and pricey equipment to process, but potatoes are often considered one of the easy crops to cultivate. Even better, they don’t require any ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Burlap sacks are usually free from coffee shops and they make a great container for growing potatoes. You can also buy grow bags that work well too. Here’s how to do it. We have two ...