How to Grow Potatoes: Everything About Growing and Enjoying Spuds

Please check out the brief video above, to learn what this premium gardening guide is all about—the video will give you a glimpse into all the content in this gardening guide, including history and background, planting tips, specific plant profiles, recipes, nutrition and health information, and resources to help you be the best food gardener you can be.

Curator’s Corner

Welcome to the delightful world of potato and sweet potato gardening! The average American eats over 100 pounds of fresh potatoes and 8 pounds of fresh sweet potatoes every year. And both are fun and easy to grow in your home garden.… READ MORE

Introduction

Bake ‘em, mash ‘em, fry ‘em, steam ‘em, microwave ‘em—the potato comes out a champ every time. We can say much the same for the sweet potato—which, by the way, is not related to the potato at all. Potatoes are tubers from the nightshade family, related to the pepper, tomato,… READ MORE

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Growing Zones for Potatoes

Potatoes are another cool-season crop that can be grown in a range USDA Plant Hardiness Zones. They are typically grown in zones 3 to 10, with some variations based on the specific type of potato being grown. READ MORE

Types of Potato Plants

There are six basic types of potatoes: Russet Yellow Red White Blue Fingerling Among those types are many, many varieties—many of which you’ll never see at the market, but which you can grow yourself. Within these six basic types of potatoes, they’re categorized roughly based on their… READ MORE

Growing from Seed Potatoes and Sweet Potato Slips

Potatoes grow best in regions where the soil temperature is cool, ranging from 45 degrees F for planting and 60 to 70 degrees F for growth. So, if you live in a mild region or one that has a decent growing season between frosts, potatoes may be for you. READ MORE