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This is the Potatoes section of the website where you’ll find articles about growing potatoes.

My family has been growing potatoes for generations and it plays a big part in daily life. There are many different things to learn when growing your own potatoes and I have tried to cover as many as possible in this section. If you need any help or have any questions please ask, I like to help as much as possible. Growing your own potatoes is rewarding and never gets old!

Secrets To Growing Potatoes

July 21, 2021 Potatoes

Potatoes are one of my favorite crops to grow in the garden. They grow easily, give bountiful harvests, come in fascinating varieties, and are much more delicious than store-bought potatoes. Let me share with you some secrets to growing potatoes, ...

What Do Potato Plants Look Like When Ready For Harvest?

July 11, 2021 Potatoes

Potatoes grow under the soil - this means it's not convenient to look at them to see when they're ready to harvest until you actually harvest them. This is not an issue if you have a full garden or field of them. But it can be an issue if you have ...

How To Make Your Own Seaweed Fertilizer For Growing Potatoes

July 3, 2021 Potatoes

If you love tasty new potatoes as much as I do you’d probably do nearly anything to improve their taste and yield. That’s why you owe it to yourself to try using seaweed fertilizer to grow bigger and tastier potatoes this year. Is seaweed ...

How To Store Potatoes In An Apartment: keeping them fresh

June 26, 2021 Potatoes

So you live in an apartment and you want to know the best way to store your potatoes. Let's take a look at the options. What are the ideal conditions to store potatoes? Lets set out the rules for good potato storage: Temperature at 8 ...

What Size Are Potatoes When The Plant Begins To Flower

June 20, 2021 Potatoes

Do you know what size potatoes are when the plant begins to flower? Many people believe that when a potato plant begins to flower the potatoes are ready to dig up. I have dug a test hole in some potatoes I have which have just started to flower to ...

What Is The Optimum Soil PH For Growing Potatoes

March 26, 2021 Potatoes

If you’re looking for a crop to add sustenance to your vegetable garden, look no further than the mighty potato. Potatoes have been a dietary staple for centuries because they are easy to cultivate and give high yields in small amounts of space. ...

How Long Do Potatoes Take To Grow

March 11, 2021 Potatoes

How long do potatoes take to grow? It’s safe to say that gardeners love to watch their crops grow. We wait patiently for each sprout to mature and produce perfectly ripe fruit or vegetables. But when it comes to root vegetables, we can’t ...

Best potatoes for French fries: which variety?

February 24, 2021 Potatoes

French fries are one of my favorite foods and something I’ve come to make regularly at home. Restaurant portion sizes sometimes just don’t cut it and not everyone feels comfortable asking for six sides of fries with nothing else. Before you try ...

Potato Plants Turning Yellow: why?

February 18, 2021 Potatoes

If you’re new to growing potatoes, at some point you'll ask yourself, “Why are my potato plants turning yellow?”. Most likely, this is a natural part of the lifecycle, and means the plants are mature. But sometimes it can be a sign of disease, ...

How Much Does A Medium Potato Weigh

February 2, 2021 Potatoes

Did you know that there are whole grading systems to classify potatoes by quality and size? These classification systems vary around the world but have been introduced to standardize the sale of potatoes. But how can you tell visually how much ...

How Many Potatoes Per Plant

January 21, 2021 Potatoes

For most varieties of potatoes you should expect to harvest between 8 to 14 potatoes per plant. The size of these potatoes will vary due to how well you have met the growing needs of the plant. Lets examine the background details to the question ...

How To Tell If A Potato Is Bad

January 19, 2021 Potatoes

The purpose of this article is to teach you the skills required to make a quick assessment about how to tell if a potato is bad or not just by looking at it. How long do potatoes last? There are a variety of factors which determine the shelf ...

Are Potatoes A Vegetable?: discover the truth!

January 16, 2021 Potatoes

There is much controversy as to whether potatoes are a vegetable or fruit, and why! This article outlines exactly what a potato is, whether they’re one of our 5 a day, and if the starch within them is good for us. What is the definition of a ...

How Many Potatoes In A Pound?

January 11, 2021 Potatoes

Often you’ll come across recipes which don’t state how many potatoes you need, but the weight. This can be frustrating if you don’t know the weight of a potato without using scales. It is really handy to know how many potatoes in a pound. By the ...

Should I Remove Potato Fruit:the what and why

October 4, 2020 Potatoes

Home gardeners are sometimes shocked to see something quite unusual on their potato plants: fruit! While we may often notice small blossoms in July or August, few people have seen the fruit that look like green cherry tomatoes at the top of the ...

Can Dogs Eat Potato Skins: raw or cooked answers

June 4, 2020 Potatoes

Eaten by cultures the world over, potatoes are a staple in most diets. They provide a plethora of important nutrients. Fiber, magnesium, potassium, and vitamins such as C and B6 with a relatively low caloric content. Their complex carbohydrates ...

The Nutritional Value Of Baked Potatoes: the facts

May 22, 2020 Potatoes

They are one of the most versatile and widely used root vegetables in the world. Because they are inexpensive and fairly easy to grow in rich soils worldwide, potatoes have long been a staple food for many cultures. In fact, in the mid-19th ...

How Long Are Potatoes Good For: storing and eating

March 26, 2020 Potatoes

The length of time potatoes last is mostly dependent on the temperature they are stored at. In normal home cupboard conditions the temperature will be roughly 60 fahrenheit / 15 degrees centigrade. At this temperature the potatoes will remain firm ...

When To Harvest Potatoes: when are they ready?

July 17, 2019 Potatoes

How do you know if your potatoes are ready to harvest? As straightforward as this subject may sound, there are different considerations you should be aware of before you begin harvesting. How to grow potatoes Before I begin this article ...

What Is Potato Scab: Description and Treatments

July 7, 2019 Potatoes

The season is almost over, autumn is around the corner and the cool temperatures at night are really starting to set in. Even with all the fun of growing a garden, it is still a lot of work and you are ready to reap the rewards. Grabbing your ...

What Does Blight Look Like On Potatoes

July 1, 2019 Potatoes

At times, history classes may not have been easy to pay attention to, yet we have all heard of the potato famine that took place in Ireland. A disease that wiped out much of the population of the country is definitely worth taking a second look at. ...

How Often To Water Potatoes

June 17, 2019 Potatoes

Potatoes grow best when they have a steady supply of 2-3 inches of water per week without fully drying out. Potato plants should be watered deeply, especially if it gets very hot and dry. The soil should be moist 8 to 10 inches underground. ...

Aphids In Potatoes: what are they, what do they do?

June 11, 2019 Potatoes

When we start thinking about our gardens, great green bushes are pictured, along with healthy harvested onions, and beautiful bushy herbs. In this article, we will take a look at what an aphid is, aphids in potatoes, what to look for and how to ...

How Many Potatoes To Plant For A Family Of Four

June 9, 2019 Potatoes

To feed a family of four, start off by planting 40 potato plants. This will provide you with a potato based meal 2 to 3 times a week. The 40 plants will provide up to 6 months worth of meals. If you find 40 plants provides you with too many ...

How to Grow Potatoes Indoors

June 6, 2019 Potatoes

Can you grow potatoes indoors? Well in a word - YES! Read on to discover how to grow potatoes indoors- it's not as difficult as you might think! Everyone waits with bated breath as the months draw away from winter and towards the coming spring. ...

How To Plant Potatoes From Eyes: finding the eyes

June 3, 2019 Potatoes

In this article we will discover how to plant potatoes from eyes. A potato plant will grow again from a potato, a sprout will emerge from one of the “eyes” – a small dimple on the potato surface. When the conditions are right a full new potato ...

How To Hill Up Potatoes: why and how to do it

May 31, 2019 Potatoes

What is "hilling up" potatoes Gardening is always thought to be simple and easy, looking from the outside. This is the idea: Plant the seed in the groundWater. Plant grows.Pick your fresh produce. However, once I got started, I realized ...

Growing Potatoes In A Bucket

April 30, 2019 Potatoes

In this article i will walk you through the steps and list the materials required to show you how to grow potatoes in a bucket- a great way to introduce yourself to the wonderful experience of growing your own potatoes. There are few vegetables ...

How Much Sunlight Do Potatoes Need

April 24, 2019 Potatoes

Potatoes grow best when they have at least 8 hours of sunlight every day. They don't need full sun to thrive and too much heat is not ideal - discover the facts in this article.. Spring is here! It’s time to begin planning your vegetable patch. ...

How to Store Potatoes from the Garden

April 6, 2019 Potatoes

Learning how to properly store your potatoes once they have been dug from the garden is an important part of your potato growing season. Potatoes should be stored in a cool dark room with good ventilation. The potatoes should be harvested dry or ...

What To Spray Potatoes With To Control Weeds

April 5, 2019 Potatoes

Your potato plot should be sprayed with broad spectrum herbicide 6 weeks before ploughing or digging and tilling. The planted area should be sprayed again with a broad spectrum herbicide before the potato plants come through the ground -this is ...

The Best Tasting Potatoes to Grow: variety selection

April 2, 2019 Potatoes

No matter how you slice, dice, or mash them, potatoes are delicious. A staple food for many cultures across the globe, they are a vegetable which would be difficult to live without. Although store-bought potatoes are tasty, nothing beats the ...

What Causes Potato Blight: what you need to know

April 1, 2019 Potatoes

Potato blight is caused by a fungus, of which there are two different types - Alternaria solani in Early potato blight and Phytophthora infestans in Late potato blight. For a gardener, there is very little that is more heartbreaking than pouring ...

How Do Farmers Grow Potatoes: their machines

March 28, 2019 Potatoes

Have you ever wondered how do farmers grow potatoes? Many farms use the following equipment when growing their potatoes: A crop sprayer - used to protect the crop from diseases.A plough to begin field cultivations.A rotovator/rototiller used to ...

Homemade Potato Blight Spray: make your own

March 25, 2019 Potatoes

In this article, I will show you how to make two homemade potato blight sprays. One is called Bordeaux formula- made with lime and Copper sulphate. The other is called Cornell formula- made with dishwashing liquid and oil. Over 150 years ago, a ...

Homemade Fertilizer For Potatoes

March 24, 2019 Potatoes

With more and more people living in cities with limited space outdoors for gardening, many urban gardeners are turning to container gardening. This practice is great for herbs and other shallow-rooting plants, but root vegetables do not always grow ...

How To Grow Potatoes: The definitive guide