Potatoes (seed potatoes)
Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles, aphids, wireworms, European corn borer, leafhoppers, leaf miners 2-4 weeks before last spring frost (plant whole, egg-sized seed potatoes; or, plant small pieces with 2-3 eyes each, but let them dry for a few ... [... more]
Weekend Gardener |
Luck with Potatoes
 Hardscrabble Tennessee farmer Clemmon Hardigree's hard-luck changes when he plants seed potatoes in Cow Hollow before his fat mountain cows cause the pasture to collapse. [... more]
$8.46
A1 Books |
Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscape
This book is best used as compost in your garden. Because its that full of...: Perhaps the major problem I had with this book was my expectation that it might actually have something to do with forest gardening. What a silly thing for me to think - its [... more]
$25.00
Amazon.com |
Seed Potatoes
If you don't have a lot of space you can grow spuds in containers. Fast maturing early varieties like Nicola are ideal and when it comes to a container you want at least 30cm wide and 30 cm deep with some really good drainage holes at the bottom. ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Potato Bin
We grew potatoes in a number of different fabric pots, and this one came out the winner, producing a big, 13 pound harvest. The porous fabric of the Potato Bin aerates roots, prevents heat build-up and allows excess water to drain away. Its compact, 18& [... more]
$12.95
Gardener's Supply Company at SHOP.COM |
Elba Potatoes, 1 Lb.
Potatoes harvested fresh from the home garden are head and shoulders above most store-bought potatoes. Elba potatoes are a drought- and disease-resistant variety with firm, flavorful white flesh. Grow delicious potatoes in your home garden One pound bag [... more]
$14.95
SHOP.COM |
Irish Potato
Most garden Irish potatoes are grown in the spring since good seed potatoes are impossible to find for fall planting. Most garden Irish potatoes are grown in the spring since good seed potatoes are impossible to find for fall planting. This is ... [... more]
Mississippi State University Extension |
The Potato Book
DIVSharing his 'overwhelming enthusiasm for the humble spud' and a lifetime's experience in the seed potato industry, Alan Romans combines an engaging account of potato growing with an expert guide to potato varieties.The Potato Book traces the history [... more]
$17.82
A1 Books |
Bed Planting
A good potato crop starts with good seed potatoes. A garden store will have certified seed potatoes that are free of disease. Don't rely on old potatoes from your root cellar because they could be carrying disease organisms without showing ... [... more]
GardenGuides |
Hot Potatoes! - Planting Potatoes
Prepare the seed potatoes. Cut the potato into several 1-inch chunks, as in the photo at left. Include an ";eye" on each piece. This is the growth point where the new plants emerge. Don't cut the pieces too big. A smaller chunk of potato ... [... more]
Garden Gate |
Potato Essentials
In the North, plant seed potatoes of later varieties from mid-May to early mid-June, 4 to 5 weeks after planting early varieties. In the South, plant seed potatoes of late varieties 1 to 2 weeks after early varieties. Cut seed potatoes into small ... [... more]
National Gardening Association |
Seed Potatoes
Small seed potatoes can be planted whole, but larger ones should first be cut into pieces with at least one eye or recessed dormant bud. The pieces should be blocky and 1-1/2 to 2 ounces in weight. If you cut each piece to the size of a large ice ... [... more]
National Gardening Association |
