67 articles related to `Potato`
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Why Do Potatoes Turn Black?
When potatoes turn black it can occur for a variety of reasons. It also makes a difference whether the potatoes…
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How Do Potatoes Reproduce?
Most potatoes are grown from tubers to ensure that the crop is the same as the original variety. The tubers…
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How to Build and Use a Potato Grow Box
The concept of growing potatoes vertically has been around for a while. Potatoes grown in a typical garden do use…
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How to Grow Red Potatoes
Red potatoes are less starchy than their russet counterparts. The thinner skin means they are great unpeeled in dishes like…
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How to Hill Potatoes the Smart Way
Potato hilling represents one of the most critical yet often misunderstood practices in successful potato cultivation. This technique involves systematically…
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How to Grow Potatoes Indoors
While most gardeners would probably not think of growing potatoes indoors, it’s a workable solution if you have limited garden…
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When to Hill Potatoes?
Potatoes are a vegetable that benefits from what is known as hilling – covering the plants with soil. The tubers…
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How to Create a Potato Barrel
Potatoes will grow quite happily in , including a potato barrel. The idea behind a potato barrel is to layer…
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What’s a Potato Bush?
Edible potatoes may sometimes be called bushes but they are in fact a perennial vine grown as an annual in…
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How to Grow Potatoes in Straw Bales
While mulching potatoes with straw is a popular growing method in all USDA Zones, you can take that a step…
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How to Grow Potatoes in a Bucket
Five-gallon buckets are often readily available for free and putting them to another use is a good way to keep…
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Where Do Potatoes Come From?
Wild potatoes have been found throughout both Americas, although the species is thought to be indigenous to the Andes. These…
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How Deep To Plant Potatoes
Potatoes can be a reliable crop if you plant them properly and give them basic care. With literally thousands of…
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When to Plant Potatoes
The potato is a of Chile and Peru and has been grown for thousands of years. A cool-season perennial vine…
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When to Harvest Potatoes
The potato is native to South America but has spread throughout the world. It was the mainstay of the Irish…
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How to Build a Potato Tower
While potatoes are commonly grown in garden rows, there are other options. Growing them in structures such a potato tower…
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Dealing With Potato Blight
Potato blight is a fungal disease that has been a major player in several famines in Europe, Ireland and Scotland.…
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How to Grow Potatoes in Containers
Potatoes grow readily in containers in all USDA zones. This growing method isn’t likely to yield a root cellar full…
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All About Potato Sprouts
Potato sprouts are the developing stems of the potato. Leave a potato in storage long enough and sprouts will nearly…
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All About Potato Flowers
Potatoes are grown all over the world and are an important food source for many people. of South America –…
