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 ...

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 ...

When I read an article that promised record potato yields from plants growing in a box, I thought it sounded too good to be true. Was it really possible to grow 100 pounds of potatoes in only 4 square ...

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, ...

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

In their Irish Eyes Garden Seeds print catalog and on their Web site, Greg and Sue Lutovsky have posted the simple instructions, along with an easy-to-follow sketch. Basically, you plant seed potatoes ...

Charles M. asks: I have limited space in my garden beds but would like to grow potatoes. Can I plant them in a container? Answer: Yes! Potatoes are well-suited for growing in containers. One option is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bosmere Potato Planter ($10-$14) is a reusable bag that holds three potato plants. A flap near the bottom allows harvesting of new potatoes. Anyone who has ever stabbed a garden fork through a ...

Potatoes are the cornerstone of the British diet thanks to their versatility. Whether mashed, fried, roasted, or sauteed, spuds have even more of an appeal when they are the product of your own garden ...