Skip the produce section and start growing potatoes in your own backyard. All you need is a sunny space to grow them, a steady supply of water, and seed potatoes (the sprouted portion of a potato that ...

Potatoes are a delicious vegetable you can easily grow at home—whether you have a garden or not. In fact, planting this crop in containers helps ensure a great harvest. When growing potatoes in pots, ...

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 ...

If you have been waiting for a sign that it is time to start your spring vegetable garden, this is it. Late January through February is when East Texas gardeners roll up their sleeves and get onions ...

Another legume to plant now is a fava bean like Broad Windsor. Spring salad greens are expensive to buy, but very easy and ...

Typically, I plant potatoes in the ground. This spring, however, I tried the idea of container-planting potatoes in corrugated cardboard boxes. (See From the Ground Up, March 30, 2025.) This turned ...