I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when, exactly, to dig them up. And who could blame them? Size, scent and firmness inform ...

With apologies to the keto crowd, at this time of year, a hungry person’s thoughts turn to potatoes. Michigan ranks eighth nationally in potato production, with more than a billion spuds produced here ...

Publisher Alan Leveritt reflects on the backbreaking task of harvesting purple sweet potatoes on his great-grandparents’ farm ...

For best results, dig sweet potatoes after the first light frost, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. This warm-season root vegetable does not tolerate cold. The ...

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when, exactly, to dig them up. And who could blame them? Size, scent and firmness inform ...

Last week, my dad was busy in the garden digging up delicious tiny “new” potatoes. The neighboring rows of yams and sweet potatoes are still green and sprawling with outstretched vines all about, ...