Sweet potatoes are a popular crop to grow in home vegetable gardens, and the delicious, versatile tubers can be roasted, mashed, chipped, and more, once lifted. If you are worried you don’t have the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Typically, I plant potatoes in the ground. This spring, however, I tried the idea of container-planting potatoes in corrugated cardboard boxes. (See From the Ground Up, March 30, 2025.) This turned ...

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 ...

Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones. Key harvest signals include firm skin, flowering for early harvests, and foliage ...

Because the South has such a long growing season, you can plant potatoes in the fall. We cover all you need to know about successfully growing a fall crop of potatoes.