I grew up in Idaho. Yet I’ve never eaten a potato that I dug myself. It seems that a girl raised in a state with “Famous Potatoes” on the license plate should give potatoes a try. Also, I had fresh ...

Discover the simple and sustainable method to grow potatoes right at home using an everyday cardboard box! In this video, we guide you through each step of the process, from preparing the box and ...

ROANOKE – Home contractor Rob Leonard visits Daytime to show his potato growing box. Rob shares the advantages of growing using a potato box, let's us know what he needs, and walks us through 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 ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Burlap sacks are usually free from coffee shops and they make a great container for growing potatoes. You can also buy grow bags that work well too. Here’s how to do it. We have two ...

What do you know about Spuds? Not the vegetable … the small community near Hastings with a long history of potato farming. Starting with several Minorcan families settling in the area in the 1700s ...

As summer draws to a close, many of us are starting to plan out our winter gardens. However, fall is the perfect chance to ...

Growing potatoes is actually much easier than most people think. You don’t need a massive garden or special equipment, just [ ...

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 ...

Planting sweet potatoes indoors even has some distinct advantages over growing them outside. They can thrive year-round, as they won't be limited by frost dates or other weather conditions, and ...