Q: I bought some seed potatoes by mail and stored them in my basement. They grew long sprouts. Can I still plant them? A: Yes, you can. The University of Minnesota Extension recommends buying ...

Potatoes are a versatile and popular vegetable that can be grown in home gardens. Plant certified seed potatoes in spring and harvest new potatoes after flowering or wait for larger tubers after the ...

Because the South has such a long growing season, many garden vegetables are planted twice a year. Cool-season crops like ...

HALSTAD, Minn. — Valley Tissue Culture, Inc. is a Red River Valley business that has grown from an experimental concept in the 1980s into a multi-generational potato seed company today. Today, Sandi ...

With seed farms and production facilities in nine states, CSS Farms stretches across the U.S. and it prides itself on having a culture of “doing it right.” Its vision statement includes a commitment ...

Chances are that some dedicated gardeners have already tilled their gardens and planted their “seed” potatoes, their aim to plant on or around St. Patrick’s Day. But with all the recent rains and ...

MOSCOW — The University of Idaho is close to opening a new Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory, which is the place where most new Idaho potato varieties and breeding materials will be “born.” The new ...

Scott Bedlington is third generation on this farm in northwestern Washington, an hour and a half north of Seattle. This is a seed quarantine area; the county can only grow seed potatoes. “If you grow ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Burlap sacks are usually free from coffee shops and they make a great container for growing potatoes. You can also buy grow bags that work well too. Here’s how to do it. We have two ...

KENAI, Alaska -- Certified seed potato production in Alaska is facing uncertainty, which has local growers worried about future access to clean spuds. The Peninsula Clarion reports this year's ...