SFG spacing: 8 per square
Plant directly in the garden in early spring, as early as 9 weeks before the last frost date, and as late as 5 weeks before the last frost date. Plant them as soon as the ground is no longer frozen and you can work the soil.
You may want to stagger your [...]
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Basically, these are potatoes that have not been treated to prevent sprouting. They are also less likely to have problems with disease. You can plant potatoes from the store, but it’s riskier.
One potato can be cut up and planted in several pieces–just be sure each piece has 2-3 eyes and weighs at least 2 ounces. Set the [...]
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Nitrogen (34-0-0) 6 weeks after planting. Too much fertilizer will lead to lots of leaves but little potatoes.
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My plants have small brown spots on them which seem to spread. The whole plant is looking sad, and it’s not flowering.
Probably the problem is blight. The solution is a fungicide.
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Plant potatoes in the spring, 3 weeks before the frost date.
The potatoes should flower–you can harvest “new potaotes” (small, thin skins) 2-3 weeks after they flower. Or, wait until the plants die. Dig up the “late potaotes” (larger, tough skins) and brush off dirt. Store in a cool, dark, dry place until ready to eat. Don’t [...]
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SFG spacing: 1 per square
Plant potatoes in the spring, 3 weeks before the frost date. Since they are a tuber, potatoes grow from “seed potatoes.” These look like regular potatoes, but they have not been treated to prevent sprouting. They are also less likely to have problems with disease. It’s recommended that [...]
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