He said some New York seed potatoes go to Wisconsin, Idaho, California and even to Canada and South America. Westra said the seed potatoes go through two inspections while they are growing, which ...

Yet how do you know when potatoes are ready to harvest, and how do you avoid harvesting them too early?The key is to look for a few telltale signs that potatoes are ready for harvest, plant experts ...

OK, I know it’s getting a little late in the season to plant seed potatoes. I saw this discussion on a Master Gardener listserve about seed potatoes and I had to share.

Potatoes can be easily grown in a large pot on a porch or patio, and late fall, winter and early spring are the best times to plant since most of the popular varieties take 70 to 90 days to form ...

Potatoes typically sprout in 10 to 14 days, and the new potatoes will form above the planted seed potato. Keep the soil loose and pulled up around the main stem of each plant.

Once potato plants have gotten to be 6-12 inches tall, gardeners will want to mound dirt around their stems so that only 2-4 inches of the plant is above dirt.

Pre-sprouting (chitting) seed potatoes for 2 to 4 weeks before planting helps you make progress while the ... (chit), while figuring out where they’re going to grow and preparing the soil ...

If your seed potatoes are small, you can plant them whole. Cut larger seed potatoes into pieces weighing 1-1/2 to 2 ounces. Make sure each piece has at least one eye.

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 ...

KARLSTAD, Minn. — Sander Dagen raised an exceptional seed potato crop this year. That makes it sting even more as he is forced to abandon approximately 80% of his acres because he cannot harvest ...