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 ...

Easy to grow and highly productive, potatoes form the basis of so many delicious dishes. And foodies agree that once you have tasted a newly dug, homegrown potato, it is hard to return to those bought ...

Light, moisture, and type all factor into the harvest date. If you've never grown potatoes, add them to your garden this year. They're relatively easy to grow and don't require a lot of maintenance.

Gardeners in the upper Midwest love to grow and eat potatoes. The average North Dakotan eats over 100 pounds of spuds per year, making it our favorite vegetable. The planting season for potatoes is ...

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 ...

There are some plants that do well with a second crop, including the humble potato. Planting a second crop of seed potatoes is a great way to extend the growing season and possibly double your yield ...

Vegetables usually planted in September include broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Swiss chard and collards as transplants while lettuce, beets, radishes, turnips and rutabagas are ...

Q: Can you provide some advice on how to grow potatoes? I planted some this spring but they are already looking very sad and have not flowered yet. A. Potatoes can be a bit tricky here in North State ...

Because the South has such a long growing season, many garden vegetables are planted twice a year. Cool-season crops like carrots, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, and broccoli can be sown in both spring ...

Many experienced gardeners in this area traditionally think of Feb. 14 as the date to start Irish potatoes. The date is about in the center of the planting period for red LaSoda and Pontiac or white ...