If you’ve only tasted store-bought potatoes, it’s time to experience the remarkable flavor and convenience of homegrown spuds by learning how to plant seed potatoes. The key is to start with certified ...

In the world of maximizing yield, missing a chance to plant a seed is costly. A new Spudnick potato planter looks to make the planting process much more efficient for R.D. Offutt Farms. R.D. Offutt ...

The Ides of March, March 15, was not a good day for Julius Caesar but it is a good day for planting seed potatoes. The phrase “Beware the Ides of March” was a warning given to Julius Caesar in William ...

Potato kit specialist Standen Engineering has launched its new SR200 planter, which has a clever cup design that allows it to cope with longer and larger potato seed. Ely-based Standen has a history ...

Williamstown, NY -- Drive by a potato farm and it doesn’t look like much. Nothing much is growing above the ground like sweet corn, peppers or other vegetables. All that’s visible are mounds of soil.

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 ...

Potatoes are a delicious and versatile crop, perfect mashed, fried, chipped or boiled. Eating potatoes is all the more exciting when you’ve grown them yourself. Read on to find out when and how to ...

RICHARD Pearson used the LAMMA event to provide visitors with the first sight of a new two-row potato planter. The Star Feed planter, which is built in France, employs plastic stars in the base of the ...

Growing potatoes is a rewarding gardening endeavor that even beginner gardeners can successfully undertake. But if you missed planting these tubers in spring, there's still time to enjoy them before ...