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 ...

Planting potatoes in the fall gives you a second harvest and fresher food as the weather cools. Fall planting is most effective in mild winter regions, where short-season varieties mature before frost ...

This press release is available in Spanish. Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can ...

Two gloved hands holding freshly dug potatoes in garden - Emma Boiko/Shutterstock Considered relatively easy to grow, potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) still require the right amount of water, nutrients, ...

Potatoes might not be the flashiest crop in the garden, but these versatile spuds can be roasted, mashed, or baked, making them both practical and delicious. While planting potatoes in early spring ...

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 ...

For Kansas gardeners, St. Patrick’s Day means something much more than donning a favorite green outfit and heading to local celebrations. Traditionally, the Irish holiday signals the date for planting ...