Growing Sweet Potatoes
As Autumn sets in, it's time to harvest sweet potatoes. They have spent the last three or four months growing in warm weather, but before frost hits (or as soon…
As Autumn sets in, it's time to harvest sweet potatoes. They have spent the last three or four months growing in warm weather, but before frost hits (or as soon…
Our latest YouTube video shows you how to harvest potatoes in raised beds. It also walks you through the process of curing them for storage, so they’ll last longer.
Our latest YouTube video helps you plant potatoes in raised beds for a big harvest. If you haven’t grown potatoes before, put it on your list of fun things to do.
I often find myself explaining the difference between potatoes vs. sweet potatoes: their growth habit, when they grow, how to harvest them. It seemed only fitting to do a video about it.
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Everyone, I mean everyone told me, "You must see The Martian. He grows potatoes on Mars." So I went. It was well done, except for a couple things: 1) No…
Back in December, we planted a handful of Jerusalem artichokes (a.k.a. sunchokes) that had sprouted in the refrigerator. Having never grown them before, it was an experiment (as is much…