Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Potato plant growing in a large tub Want your own allotment but worried you don't have the space for a vegetable plot? Well, we're ...

Most container potato failures happen before a single seed potato touches soil. The wrong variety, the wrong container size, or the wrong soil — these decisions are made in the driveway or the garden ...

Given the underground nature of tubers, you might think you need a lot of space in your garden where you can dig deeply if you want to successfully grow edible potatoes. Actually, though, you can ...

Sweet potatoes are a popular crop to grow in home vegetable gardens, and the delicious, versatile tubers can be roasted, mashed, chipped, and more, once lifted. If you are worried you don’t have the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing sweet potatoes in containers lets you start earlier, manage space, and protect plants from frost. Choose compact, ...

Q: My third-grade class wants to grow potatoes because one of them heard that you said they would grow in a washing machine. Is this true and what advice can you give me? A: Well, it’s true that you ...

Spuds on tap: pick what you need for your meal and leave the rest to grow Credit: Photo: GAP Photos/Gary Smith A few years ago I briefly gave up on growing potatoes on my allotment. They took up too ...

Q: I have been trying to grow potatoes in containers on my condo balcony for a few years now with little success — and I do mean little. The potatoes that I get are always very small. What am I doing ...