I grew up in Idaho. Yet I’ve never eaten a potato that I dug myself. It seems that a girl raised in a state with “Famous Potatoes” on the license plate should give potatoes a try. Also, I had fresh ...

Potatoes are one of the most versatile and popular vegetables eaten throughout the world. A crop failure of this vegetable caused by a pathogen in just one country in the mid-1800s was responsible for ...

Typically, I plant potatoes in the ground. This spring, however, I tried the idea of container-planting potatoes in corrugated cardboard boxes. (See From the Ground Up, March 30, 2025.) This turned ...

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 ...

What is the best brand of potato grow bag? If you are interested in growing potatoes, grow bags are one of the easiest ways to do it. Not only do they work well for small spaces, but they also ...

Which potato grow bag is best? Whether you’re a first-time grower or a longtime horticulturist, a satisfying and easy crop to grow is potatoes. A recent trend is to grow potatoes in potato grow bags.

Gone are the days when people only grew potatoes in large beds – the trend of growing food vertically is becoming more and more common, which is brilliant for people with limited outside space.

How do you plant potatoes in a grow bag? While it may seem impractical to plant such a cheap vegetable, the flavor of homegrown potatoes can’t be beat. Homegrown produce comes in more varieties than ...

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 ...