As we turn the page on the calendar, trying to remember to write 2026 on checks (if anyone writes checks anymore!) and other documents, we tend to reflect on the year completed and look ahead toward ...

Because the South has such a long growing season, many garden vegetables are planted twice a year. Cool-season crops like carrots, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, and broccoli can be sown in both spring ...

Millions of years ago, an ancient tomato had a fling with another species in the Andes—and so was born the plant that gave rise to the spuds we love to eat today. The origin of the potato has long ...

Brant Darrington is a third generation potato grower, and operates with his brother on their farm in southern Idaho near Declo. “We produce potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, barley, hay and corn, and are ...

Typically, I plant potatoes in the ground. This spring, however, I tried the idea of container-planting potatoes in corrugated cardboard boxes. (See From the Ground Up, March 30, 2025.) This turned ...

Potato virus Y is a huge threat to potato crop stability in North America and Europe. Farmers are most concerned about the necrotic strain, which affects varieties of potatoes more severely than the ...

Japanese sweet potatoes, also known as satsumaimo, are nutrient-dense root vegetables with reddish-purple skin and creamy, sweet flesh. Unlike regular sweet potatoes, they offer a drier texture and ...

Whether you have a patio container garden or a backyard garden, the fall harvest season is coming sooner than you might think. From cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes to fragrant herbs and flowers - now ...

New research traces the genetic ancestry of the popular root vegetable to a brief plant romance millions of years ago. A new study shows that the tomato gave rise to the modern clade of potatoes by ...

Natural hybridization event occurred 9 million years ago Interbreeding involved tomato and a potato-like species Study analyzed genomes from cultivated and wild potatoes The potato is one of the world ...