Our family loves potatoes. Potatoes prepared in some forms are the favorite vegetable on many meal plates in the western world. A single medium potato contains 50 percent of our daily vitamin C, in ...

One of the handiest garden tips I learned from Mom was to grow potatoes in a large pot (or two or three) on my back porch. The idea was to have early spring potatoes for Easter. Potatoes don’t demand ...

Most kitchens will have at least a couple of spuds knocking around, and no longer do we need ample garden space to grow our own. Once you know the method for growing potatoes in containers, you can ...

If you're worried that potato season might be over, you're in luck - with a little prep work, you can keep spuds in your ...

Some gardening tasks, despite being good exercise, are just not very enjoyable. Digging in clay, weeding and bending over to pick bush beans come to mind as three seasonal “pains.” Growing them in ...

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 ...

If you've been interested in growing your own sweet potatoes at home, but have limited space, you should consider planting your root veggies in a container. You can still reap a generous harvest from ...