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 ...

Being a professional gardener, I enjoy advising beginners on how to grow their own food. One crop I always recommend trying is potatoes because they're easy to grow and there are so many wonderful ...

How do you plant potatoes in a grow bag? While it may seem impractical to plant such a cheap vegetable, the flavor of homegrown potatoes can’t be beat. Homegrown produce comes in more varieties than ...

February is a busy month for vegetable gardeners. It’s an ideal time to begin making preparations for a spring garden, and there is still time to get cool-season crops — such as turnips, broccoli and ...

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 ...

Chances are that some dedicated gardeners have already tilled their gardens and planted their “seed” potatoes, their aim to plant on or around St. Patrick’s Day. But with all the recent rains and ...

Slips dislike cold weather, so it's usually advisable to wait until one month after your last frost date if you're planting sweet potatoes in the ground. However, for containers, it may be possible to ...