67 articles related to `Potato`
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Grow Roses in Your Potatoes
In addition to being a delicious addition to meals and snacks, potatoes can serve as a growing medium for your…
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Planting Potatoes in the Fall
Potatoes are a cool season crop that gardeners typically treat as an annual by in early spring and harvesting a…
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How to Use Potato Grow Bags
A grow bag is essentially an extra-large for growing plants. Portable – although a little difficult to move once it’s…
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How to Grow Potatoes From Potatoes
Potatoes are typically grown either from small whole potatoes or from larger potatoes that are cut into smaller pieces. Either…
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When to Plant Potatoes in Texas
Texas is a huge state but has surprisingly little variation in terms of USDA Growing Zones. However, there’s a distinct…
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All You Need to Know About Potato Leaves
Many garden vegetables have attractive flowers and leaves that can be consumed, and which provide great flavor and nutrition. Some…
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Why Are Potatoes Green?
Whether you get them from your garden or from the grocery store, potatoes sometimes have green spots. Many people believe…
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Dealing with Potato Scab
Potato scab causes a variety of lesions on the surface of a potato and may also cause pitting. The lesions…
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Controlling Potato Bug Larvae
Originating in Colorado, the once fed on a potato relative known as buffalo bur. As settlers moved into the area…
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Dealing with Potato Worms
The potato worm, also known as the potato tuber worm, potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, feeds on potatoes, tomatoes,…
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How to Control Potato Fungus
Potatoes are a very productive crop if properly grown and can be for long periods. Fungal disease, either in the…
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What’s the Best Potato Fertilizer?
When it comes to fertilizer for , the term “best” is nearly always subject to interpretation. Your gardening situation, climate,…
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How to Grow a Potato in Water
If you’re a gardener with children or grandchildren, odds are you’re always looking for ways to get them involved in…
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All About Harvesting Potatoes
Although potatoes are relatively easy to grow, how to harvest is equally important. Make sure you harvest at the right…
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How to Store Potatoes
Potatoes have long been considered one of the most valuable of food storage crops. In the 1800s, they were the…
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Dealing with Potato Diseases
Potato diseases can lurk in the soil, be spread in storage or transmitted by insects. Some remain dormant until the…
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Planting Sprouted Potatoes
No matter how carefully you store your potatoes, once they’ve reached the end of the dormancy period, they’re going to…
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How to Grow Trash Can Potatoes
In addition to the more common methods of growing potatoes, you can grow them in containers. A trash can allows…
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The Best Soil for Potatoes
Soil is the medium that supplies potatoes with nutrients and ensures they have the necessary moisture to grow. It also…
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When to Plant Potatoes in Zone 7?
Zone 7 areas are common in the US; every state except Louisiana and Florida contains Zone 7 gardens. The growing…
