Potato seed does not produce plants that are true to the parent but, rather a mixture of colors, shapes, and throwbacks to ancestral types. Letting heirloom potatoes cross in the garden and ...

GET IT ON G E T I T O N “It’s a Category 1 invasive plant, and it climbs up trees, so you may notice it mixed in with other plantings,” Eric Foht said. Foht is the natural resources director ...

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...

Smaller types of potatoes such as fingerling potatoes are well-suited for containers and often produce prolific harvests in a relatively small space. To plant potatoes in containers , you need a ...

You don't have to plant potatoes in a trench, but do plant them at least 15cm deep. Remember the new tubers form on the stems above the seed tuber. Use a trowel or an old-fashioned potato planter.