It’s time to dig up your potatoes! Or so you think. There’s a fine line when it comes to completing your potato harvest, according to garden columnist Jessica Damiano. The expert wrote in an ...

You’ve put in the hard work and effort to lovingly plant and grow potatoes in your garden. Next comes the fun part: digging your potatoes up and enjoying your bounty. Yet how do you know when potatoes ...

Key Points Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones.Key harvest signals include firm skin, flowering for early harvests, and ...

Since potatoes grow underground, it can be hard to tell when they're ready to harvest. Watch their foliage. Once the leaves turn brown and die, wait a few weeks for the largest, best potatoes. Make ...

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when, exactly, to dig them up. And who could blame them? Size, scent and firmness inform ...

COLUMBIA BASIN – The state of the taters is, well, pretty darn good this year. “The potato harvest is definitely a lighter crop than what we’re historically used to,” said Dale Lathim, executive ...

KARLSTAD, Minn. -- A Dagen Heritage Farms' truck loaded with 17 tons of newly harvested seed potatoes rumbles down a rural Minnesota highway on a drizzly late-September morning. Newly harvested ...

Sweet potatoes are ready to harvest after about 90 to 130 days in the ground. Getting this timing right is very important, as harvesting too early or too late can impact sweet potato flavor. Keep an ...