It’s time to dig up your potatoes! Or so you think. There’s a fine line when it comes to completing your potato harvest, according to garden columnist Jessica Damiano. The expert wrote in an ...

2. Second early potatoes. When it comes to second early potatoes, which are typically planted in April, you'll want to wait a mite longer before you start harvesting the fruits/tatties of your labour.

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when, exactly, to dig them up. And who could blame them? Size, scent and firmness ...

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 ...

Sweet potatoes are one of the riskier crops to grow because of the high amount of labor costs involved in both planting and harvesting the crop. On average, sweet potato farmers spend about $4,000 ...

Dig potatoes too early, and you’ll harvest a measly crop of minuscule tubers. You’ll also risk stressing the plant and its precious root system, so although you could try replanting it, the ...

Unearthing your potato harvest: How do you know when to dig? AP gardening writer Jessica Damiano notes there's a lot of uncertainty at this point in the season about when, exactly, to dig up potatoes ...