If you’ve only tasted store-bought potatoes, it’s time to experience the remarkable flavor and convenience of homegrown spuds by learning how to plant seed potatoes. The key is to start with certified ...

Today my topic is all about potatoes. What is a potato? The potato is a starchy root vegetable. This root vegetable is a staple food in many parts of the world. The potato is native to South America.

You can also grow first early and second early potatoes in a large bag on a patio or balcony, regularly covering the bottoms of stems with more compost as they grow. First early potatoes can be ...

If you’re hoping to grow your own potatoes for the first time this year, now is the perfect time to start working out where to buy seed potatoes. It’s that time of the year already – January gives us ...

If you’ve only tasted store-bought potatoes, it’s time to experience the remarkable flavor and convenience of homegrown spuds by learning how to plant seed potatoes. The key is to start with certified ...

The potato is commonly planted around St. Patrick’s Day. Typically, the soil temperature is ready to plant potatoes and other early spring crops like peas then. Current soil temperatures are ...

Williamstown, NY -- Drive by a potato farm and it doesn’t look like much. Nothing much is growing above the ground like sweet corn, peppers or other vegetables. All that’s visible are mounds of soil.