Planting potatoes in the fall offers several benefits, including reduced pest pressure, cooler temperatures, and the ...

Planting sweet potatoes indoors even has some distinct advantages over growing them outside. They can thrive year-round, as ...

Water the straw bales deeply every day during the conditioning process, and apply another ½ cup of high-nitrogen fertilizer on each bale on days 3 and 5. On days 7 and 9, apply ¼ cup of high-nitrogen ...

When you are a vegetable gardener, not much compares to bringing in the bounty of produce from the garden. Hot summer days ...

Few tubers have as many fans as the potato. In the garden, it is a classic that, with proper care, reliably yields crops year ...

Learn the simple and eco-friendly method of re-growing potatoes using nothing but peels! In this guide, we'll show you step-by-step how to plant, nurture, and harvest your own potatoes from kitchen ...

A. Ideal conditions for storing potatoes and onions are similar, with differences mainly in optimal levels of humidity. Onions prefer cold (2 to 4 C), dry conditions with humidity levels 60 to 70 per ...

If you've been interested in growing your own sweet potatoes at home, but have limited space, you should consider planting your root veggies in a container. You can still reap a generous harvest from ...

With that comes saying goodbye to many of our summer plants, the hustle to prep the garden for winter, and the sweet flavor ...

Potatoes grown in a field in Northfield get unloaded at Barnwood Valley Farm in Hadley to be washed, sorted, packaged and shipped to their various vendors. Staff Photo/Carol Lollis Sign up for the ...