Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Potato plant growing in a large tub Want your own allotment but worried you don't have the space for a vegetable plot? Well, we're ...

Most container potato failures happen before a single seed potato touches soil. The wrong variety, the wrong container size, or the wrong soil — these decisions are made in the driveway or the garden ...

Potatoes are grown from seed potatoes. They should have several “eyes” that contain vegetative buds. Do not try to grow potatoes purchased from the grocery store because they are treated to prevent ...

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 ...

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the humble potato. A few years ago, I even dramatically declared that “potatoes make life worth living”. There’s never a time when there isn’t a stash of ...

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 ...

One of the handiest garden tips I learned from Mom was to grow potatoes in a large pot (or two or three) on my back porch. The idea was to have early spring potatoes for Easter. Potatoes don’t demand ...

Sweet potatoes are a popular crop to grow in home vegetable gardens, and the delicious, versatile tubers can be roasted, mashed, chipped, and more, once lifted. If you are worried you don’t have the ...

Can you really grow potatoes in a container? How do you do that? - Marla, Caledonia. Potatoes are easy, fun to grow and absolutely beautiful in containers. The plants are quite attractive early in ...

Our family loves potatoes. Potatoes prepared in some forms are the favorite vegetable on many meal plates in the western world. A single medium potato contains 50 percent of our daily vitamin C, in ...

In their Irish Eyes Garden Seeds print catalog and on their Web site, Greg and Sue Lutovsky have posted the simple instructions, along with an easy-to-follow sketch. Basically, you plant seed potatoes ...