In this experiment, we test eight different potato-growing methods — from trench planting to bucket growing and even starting from true seed. With guidance from fifth-generation grower @PotatoTyy, we ...

While the summer harvest brings relief from wondering where the next meal will come from, many North Koreans have grown tired ...

2. Second early potatoes. When it comes to second early potatoes, which are typically planted in April, you'll want to wait a ...

It can be hard to keep track of potatoes' development since they're underground. Soil health is the main thing that can ruin ...

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

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 ...

Plant certified seed potatoes in spring and harvest new potatoes after flowering or wait for larger tubers after the plant dies back. Cure harvested potatoes for 10-14 days before storing in a ...

Potatoes were once so despised they were linked to leprosy. What changed? It's a tale of propaganda, survival, and ordinary ...

To harvest new potatoes, gently dig the soil around the young potatoes with a garden fork to avoid damaging the still-growing plant and bruising or spearing tubers.

Late blight is a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, and can cause widespread crop destruction. The disease ...

Potato acreage is down by about 9% in Washington and unchanged from year-earlier totals in Idaho, Oregon and California, ...

This year’s harvest is strong, thanks in part to consistent rain but not the flooding we’ve seen in recent years. And in New England, the final push to pick potatoes is upon us.