You’ve put in the hard work and effort to lovingly plant and grow potatoes in your garden. Next comes the fun part: digging your potatoes up and enjoying your bounty. Yet how do you know when potatoes ...

It’s time to dig up your potatoes! Or so you think. There’s a fine line when it comes to completing your potato harvest, according to garden columnist Jessica Damiano. The expert wrote in an ...

Plant potatoes in an area with full sun, and be sure to fertilize them upon planting and once a month after planting. Potatoes are the perfect vegetable for beginner gardeners to tackle. They're easy ...

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 ...

Since potatoes grow underground, it can be hard to tell when they're ready to harvest. Watch their foliage. Once the leaves turn brown and die, wait a few weeks for the largest, best potatoes. Make ...

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when, exactly, to dig them up. And who could blame them? Size, scent and firmness inform ...

Question. We planted sweet potatoes in May. When will they be ready to harvest, and how do we care for the potatoes? Answer. You have been producing a great summer crop that needs about 120 days to ...

Lincoln Park Middle School students fill a bucket with potatoes dug from a school garden. The University of Minnesota Extension says any type of potato can be harvested as a new potato, but some ...

As the December holidays draw near, let’s look at the origins of a celebrated side dish — white potatoes. They play a key role in Hanukkah celebrations as potato latkes. They also grace Christmas ...

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 ...