Planting potatoes in the fall offers several benefits, including reduced pest pressure, cooler temperatures, and the abundance of a second harvest (if you also planted potatoes in the spring). The ...

Growing sweet potatoes indoors is best done from slips, which are the rooted sprouts that grow from mature sweet potatoes.

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 ...

It may seem strange to start talking about Christmas in July. But summer in the Northern Hemisphere is when gardeners need to start thinking about the colder months to come. This month or next, you ...

While you might assume potatoes and sweet potatoes are quite similar, there is one key difference that actually sets them farther apart than expected.

5 things to do in the garden this week: Exotic fruit. If you are looking for a fruit that will grab the attention of kids and adults alike, consider adding a finger grapevine to your garden. Finger ...

Growing potatoes is actually much easier than most people think. You don’t need a massive garden or special equipment, just [ ...

Planting sweet potatoes indoors even has some distinct advantages over growing them outside. They can thrive year-round, as they won't be limited by frost dates or other weather conditions, and ...

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

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 ...