Dig carefully. Use a gardening fork or shovel to gently loosen the soil beneath the tubers and lift the potatoes by their ...

It is finally time to harvest our sweet potatoes. We planted ours in the summer, as sweet potatoes are one of the few plants that can be planted and will thrive during the peak of our summer heat.

Since potatoes grow underground, it can be hard to tell when they're ready to harvest. Watch their foliage. Once the leaves turn brown and die, wait a few weeks for the largest, best potatoes. Make ...

Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones. Key harvest signals include firm skin, flowering for early harvests, and foliage ...

Sweet potatoes are the perfect crop to grow at home because they're relatively hands-off, and they don't need nutrient-rich ...

Question. We planted sweet potatoes in May. When will they be ready to harvest, and how do we care for the potatoes? Answer. You have been producing a great summer crop that needs about 120 days to ...

Planting potatoes under the wrong weather conditions can result in your plants becoming damaged or even dying, so is fall the right season for your crops?

Every year in the early weeks of fall, Aroostook County potato farmers race to dig up their fields before the first frosts ...