So you decided to grow potatoes in your garden this year. But not just any old type of potatoes—this guide is all about the orange-hued spuds known as sweet potatoes! Before you go digging up those ...

Use these tips on how and when to harvest potatoes so you can get the most out of this versatile vegetable. Potatoes are easy to grow in your garden where you can experiment with different varieties.

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

How to Harvest Potatoes. Find out how and when to harvest potatoes for the tastiest taters ever! Just follow this expert ...

It’s time — or getting to be time — for us gardeners to reap what we’ve sown. Although it’s fairly evident when some edibles, like tomatoes, are ripe for the picking (uniform red, yellow or orange ...

Potatoes are one of the most versatile and popular vegetables eaten throughout the world. A crop failure of this vegetable caused by a pathogen in just one country in the mid-1800s was responsible for ...

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 ...

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.

Unless you want enormous sweet potatoes, mid-September through mid-October is the window for harvest. Courtesy Johnson County Extension It’s nearly October, so now is around the time to head out to ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: Exotic fruit. If you are looking for a fruit that will grab the attention of kids and adults alike, consider adding a finger grapevine to your garden. Finger ...

For best results, dig sweet potatoes after the first light frost, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David ...