If you’ve only tasted store-bought potatoes, it’s time to experience the remarkable flavor and convenience of homegrown spuds by learning how to plant seed potatoes. The key is to start with ...

Water during dry spells and grow resistant varieties. 'Accent', 'Anya', 'Pentland Crown', 'Golden Wonder', 'Nadine' and 'Wilja' are relatively resistant, but 'Desirée' and 'Maris Piper' are very prone ...

Most kitchens will have at least a couple of spuds knocking around, and no longer do we need ample garden space to grow our ...

Seed potatoes are now available in garden centres, so it’s a great time to consider having a go at growing them. They are the world’s fourth largest crop, and so versatile in the kitchen.

‘Chitting is the process of preparing seed potatoes for planting by encouraging them to sprout before they go into the ground,’ explains Dickon Harding, gardens and landscape manager at Raby Castle, ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) encourages gardeners to label their egg boxes with the variety of potato that is being ...

Semi-hardy would include beets, carrots, cauliflower, lettuce and potatoes. Planting cool-season crops will require you to pay attention to the weather and make a judgment call as to whether you ...

They grow from chunks of last year’s crop — chunks with an “eye,” or rootlet, are referred to as “seed potatoes.” Each “eye” produces a cluster of new tubers.