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 ...

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 ...

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 foliage ...

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) – This year's potato harvest was expected to be plentiful according to early reports. But could the weather have affected the quality and quantity of this year's crop? During ...

Knowing when to harvest sweet potatoes is key. Too soon, and they're small, starchy, and not so sweet. Too late, and they're tough and fibrous.

Slips dislike cold weather, so it's usually advisable to wait until one month after your last frost date if you're planting sweet potatoes in the ground. However, for containers, it may be possible to ...

LARIMORE, N.D. -- Russet potatoes tumbled down the conveyor of a potato harvester into a truck as the two pieces of equipment crawled in tandem down the field under the watchful eye of Carl Hoverson.

LARIMORE, N.D. — Russet potatoes tumbled down the conveyor of a potato harvester into a truck as the two pieces of equipment crawled in tandem down the field under the watchful eye of Carl Hoverson.