Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. johnnyscriv / Getty Images Potatoes should be planted when the soil temperature reaches 45 degrees F, and the soil is relatively ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spinach is a shallow-rooted vegetable that helps to fill space in between the potato plants, which makes it a great plant to add ...

Key Points Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones ...

Planting potatoes in the fall gives you a second harvest and fresher food as the weather cools. Fall planting is most effective in mild winter regions, where short-season varieties mature before frost ...

Gardeners in the upper Midwest love to grow and eat potatoes. The average North Dakotan eats over 100 pounds of spuds per year, making it our favorite vegetable. The planting season for potatoes is ...

Whether you bake them, fry them, mash them or boil them, potatoes are a staple in many diets, behind rice and wheat among the world's top agricultural food crops but ranking as the top vegetable crop ...

Easy to grow and highly productive, potatoes form the basis of so many delicious dishes. And foodies agree that once you have tasted a newly dug, homegrown potato, it is hard to return to those bought ...

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 ...

Who doesn’t love a good tuber, whether it’s the sweetness of baked sweet potatoes or the crispy-hot goodness of french fries? In Southern California, tubers can be grown quite easily. We asked experts ...