The average American eats 125 pounds of potatoes per year. If you love them like most people, we hope this article will help you grow your own. Potatoes are a cool season crop growing best in 61 to 64 ...

If you've ever tried growing sweet potatoes in your garden, you'll know they can be a bit finicky if you want a good crop. That's why sweet potatoes are one of the most difficult vegetables to grow in ...

One thing that can be confusing for new potato growers is the term “seed potatoes.” Seed potatoes are potatoes that are grown to serve as seed potatoes rather than dinner. If you’ve not grown potatoes ...

Potatoes are members of the deadly nightshade family. So are tomatoes, eggplant and peppers. And yet we eat them. All these plants are native to South America. Spanish explorers found potatoes in Peru ...

Yes, these tubers can be successfully stored over the winter to be replanted. Just as edible sweet potatoes can be stored. The tubers should be dug before the first frost, then allowed to dry for 24 ...