Because the South has such a long growing season, many garden vegetables are planted twice a year. Cool-season crops like ...

Growing potatoes in the garden is fairly easy, and they can also be grown successfully in containers. I've grown them both ways, and have advised my clients on both methods and which varieties to ...

Sweet potatoes are the perfect crop to grow at home because they're relatively hands-off, and they don't need nutrient-rich ...

If you've ever seen a short plant with broad leaves and a violet, shooting-star flower, that was mostly likely a potato plant. This may puzzle new gardeners, but as tubers, potatoes won't be hanging ...

Sun and healthy soil are key. Grow sweet potatoes in USDA hardiness zones six and higher or perennially in zones eight and above. "As with other food-growing plants, they require a generous amount of ...

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 ...

How to grow potatoes from potatoes is one of the easiest crops you can grow, and early spring is the time to get them in the ground. Potatoes are easy to grow, but they prefer cool weather so you ...

Q: Can you provide some advice on how to grow potatoes? I planted some this spring but they are already looking very sad and have not flowered yet. A. Potatoes can be a bit tricky here in North State ...

Today's topic is sweet potatoes. But hold the marshmallows; these sweet potatoes aren't for the table. For the summer flower garden, however, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a ...

If you have small children or grandchildren, you should grow potatoes. Kids get it. They’ve been eating French fries and tater tots all their lives. And digging potatoes is multi-generational fun.

According to the old wives’ tales, if you want to have a bountiful potato crop you need to plant your potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day. Well, St. Patrick’s Day will be here before we know it, so it’s ...

Q:A vine is taking over my backyard! It has heart-shaped leaves, and I'm finding little things that look like potatoes everywhere. It showed up by itself and is covering my neighbor's fence -- should ...