67 articles related to `Potato`
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How Much Sun Do Potatoes Need?
No matter what USDA Zone you garden in, you can grow potatoes if you time your planting correctly. The potato…
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How to Cure Potatoes
The term cured sounds as though it’s related to a disease, but when it comes to potatoes, curing has to…
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When to Plant Potatoes in Pennsylvania
Potatoes are a cool-season crop. Although perennials in their native habitat of South Africa, the plants are usually grown as…
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The Potato Growth Cycle
Potatoes are perennial vines that are usually grown as cool-season annuals in most parts of the world. A tremendous amount…
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How to Care for Potato Vines
In their native habitat, potatoes are much more vine-like than in the garden, where gardeners regulate their growth. They don’t…
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How to Deal With Potato Beetles
Potato beetles, also known as potato bugs, feed on the leaves of the potato plant. They are also attracted to…
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How to Grow Potatoes
Next to rice and corn, potatoes are one of the most important carbohydrate food crops. They are versatile performers in…
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Late Blight in Potatoes
Late potato blight – sometimes just called potato – is a disease that can appear almost overnight and may decimate…
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When to Harvest Red Potatoes
Red potatoes can vary in color from a light pink to deep red. The interior flesh may be white, ivory,…
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Potato Planting Tips
Although potatoes are one of the easier vegetables to grow, certain cultural practices will assure you of the biggest, healthiest…
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How to Grow Fingerling Potatoes
Fingerling potatoes get their name from their appearance – more narrow and smaller than the typical potato. They have thin,…
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How to Grow Purple Potatoes
Potatoes come in a variety of colors, one of which is a deep blue or purple tint. Both skins and…
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How to Grow Yukon Gold Potatoes
Yukon Gold is a potato variety that was first released in 1980. It gets its name from the golden yellow…
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How to Sprout Potatoes
The practice of sprouting potatoes before planting them has been going on for centuries. As with many gardening activities, however,…
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Can You Eat Potato Leaves?
The potato is a great food producer and easy to grow. Unlike some other vegetable plants, however, the only edible…
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How to Chit Potatoes
Many gardeners chit, or sprout, their potatoes before . Chitting can help you get a jump on the season; especially…
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Companion Planting for Potatoes
There are a variety of reasons to engage in companion planting. Growth habits, insect protection, grouping plants with similar needs…
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How to Plant Potatoes From Eyes
No matter how smooth the outside of a potato, the tuber always has little indentations. These are the spots from…
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Do Potatoes Have Seeds?
Although seed potatoes are usually used to new potato plants, potato plants are also capable of producing seeds. Seeds may…
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What Does a Potato Plant Look Like?
The potato plant isn’t always easy to recognize if you’re not an experienced gardener. The leaves only come in one…
