Potatoes
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Planting Potatoes: Learn How Deep To Plant Potatoes
Let's talk potatoes. Though many people are familiar with when to plant potato crops, others may question how deep to plant potatoes once they're ready for growing. This article will help you with that.
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Potato Storing After Harvest: How To Keep Potatoes From The Garden
Potatoes can be harvested as you need them but at some point, you need to dig the whole crop up to preserve before it freezes. How to keep potatoes fresh and usable? Storing garden potatoes is easy. This article can help.
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Storing Potatoes In Ground: Using Potato Pits For Winter Storage
Storing potatoes in ground pits was once a popular way to ensure plenty of food throughout the winter season. You can try this storage method too using the information found in this article.
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Potato Tuberworm Damage - Tips For Controlling Potato Tuberworms
The potatoes you planted were looking green and lush above the soil surface, but underground it's a different story. Upon closer inspection, the potato tuberworm is revealed. Learn more about this pest here.
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Information On Growing New Potatoes In Your Garden
Learning how to grow new potatoes provides you with a season long crop of fresh baby spuds and a storable crop of the tubers for after the season. Planting new potatoes is easy and this article will help.
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Container Potatoes - How To Grow Potatoes In A Container
Growing potatoes in containers can make gardening accessible for the small space gardener. When you grow potatoes in a container, harvesting is easier because all the tubers are in one place. Click here for more.
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Causes For Bitter Potato Skins: Learn About Green Skin On A Potato
Whether russet, Yukon gold or red, all potatoes have the potential to turn green and, in this case, green is not a desirable color to behold. Why do potato skins turn green? Read this article to find out.
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Getting Rid Of Potato Beetles: How To Kill Colorado Potato Beetle
Potato beetles are pests of plants in the nightshade family. Potatoes are one plant they devour but the beetles also eat tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. Getting rid of potato beetles is a priority, and this article can help.
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What Is True Potato Seed: Learn About Potato Seed Growing
If you have ever grown potatoes before, you are familiar with planting seed potatoes. The term "seed potato" is a bit confusing when it is actually a tuber, not a seed. So do potatoes produce seeds and, if so, why isn't this used instead? Find out here.
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Covering Potato Plants: How To Hill Up Potato Plants
Whether grown in a garden, a barrel, old tires or a grow bag, potatoes need to be covered with loose organic material periodically, or hilled up. This article will help get you started with learning how to hill up potato plants.
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How To Trim Potato Plants – Should I Cut Back Potato Plants
Potato plants are grown for their edible tuber while some varieties are grown simply as ornamentals. Either way, healthy potato plant growth may get a bit out of hand at times. It makes one wonder "should I cut back potato plants?" Find out in this article.
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Potato Plants Under Leaves: How To Grow Potatoes In Leaves
Potatoes don't seem to care under what medium they are grown, which got me to wondering "can you grow potato plants in leaves." You're likely going to rake the leaves up anyway, so why not try growing potatoes in a leaf pile? Learn more here.
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Tips For Growing Potatoes In Straw
If you want to grow potatoes in straw, there are proper, old-fashioned ways to do it. You might be asking yourself, "How do I grow potatoes in straw?" This article can help get you started with planting potatoes in straw.
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Types Of Potatoes - What Are Late, Mid And Early Season Potatoes?
There are many different types of potatoes loosely classified between early season potatoes and late season potatoes. Read this article to learn more about these potato plant varieties.
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Unusual Potato Uses – Quirky Tips For Using Potatoes From The Garden
You may have tried just about everything in the kitchen using spuds but what are some unusual potato uses? Get playful and try some fun, new ways to use potatoes.
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Golden Potato Plant Types: Tips For Growing Yellow Potatoes
Yellow potato varieties are a favorite for mashing, roasting, and potato salad. There are many gold potato plant types to try, click to learn more.
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Tips On How To Grow Seed Potatoes In The Garden
Before you can harvest potatoes, you need to plant seed potatoes. Growing seed potatoes is easy and affordable, but there are a few things you need to know. This article can help with how to plant seed potatoes.
