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 ...

Want your own allotment but worried you don't have the space for a vegetable plot? Well, we're here to tell you that you do (most likely, anyway). Container planting is the accessible way to grow your ...

Sweet potatoes are a popular crop to grow in home vegetable gardens and the delicious versatile tubers can be roasted, mashed ...

The Irish potatoes that I grew in raised beds were healthy and stored well, but building a raised bed can be costly and requires hard work. I wanted an alternative that was easy to build, inexpensive, ...

Potatoes are grown from seed potatoes. They should have several “eyes” that contain vegetative buds. Do not try to grow potatoes purchased from the grocery store because they are treated to prevent ...

How do you plant potatoes in a grow bag? While it may seem impractical to plant such a cheap vegetable, the flavor of homegrown potatoes can’t be beat. Homegrown produce comes in more varieties than ...

Grow bags and potatoes make the perfect pairing. The containers take up little room, can be placed where they get good sun and eliminate much of the labor required for growing potatoes. You can ...

Discover new ways to maximize your garden space in Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012) by Chris Gleason. Plans for trellises, raised beds and ...

Two gloved hands holding freshly dug potatoes in garden - Emma Boiko/Shutterstock Considered relatively easy to grow, potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) still require the right amount of water, nutrients, ...