Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who says that in order to successfully grow potatoes they have to be planted in the ground or large gardening bed? Green House ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pre-sprouting Potatoes: Pros and Cons Photo: Getty Images/OLEKSANDR KOZACHOK As soon as the first seed potatoes appear in garden ...

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 ...

Photo by Ira Wallace. Row of seed potato pieces planted under a rope. Potatoes are a rewarding crop to grow, with a lot more flexibility about planting dates than the traditional instruction to plant ...

Compared to other crops, not many gardeners in our area grow sweet potatoes. Traditionally they have been considered a warm climate crop. Sweet potatoes are grown by planting root sprouts called ...

It's especially helpful for growing root vegetables.

I remember the first time I grew potatoes. They weren’t planned. A few had sprouted beside the compost pile, and I recognized the leaves. I let them grow and a few months later, I dug up a ...

Did you get your potatoes planted on Good Friday? I didn’t either. Planting while there’s snow on the ground seems wrong. And chiseling frozen soil seems imprudent. Ever since I was a little boy, I ...