Farming Chart

There’s a bag of sweet potatoes in your hand and you’re standing in produce aisle trying to decide whether to buy more expensive, oversized, unevenly … Read more

P otatoes are an afterthought in most gardens, tossed in the ground with some eyes and fingers crossed it’ll all go well. It doesn’t usually. … Read more

This is a springtime mistake that every year, most home gardeners fall into. At the nursery, you grab a packet of sweet potato slips; it’s … Read more

But beyond looks, there are strict grading standards that determine potato quality. And these aren’t random. They are a system for sorting and classifying produce … Read more

There are a lot of kinds of potato. There are many spuds to be had in the produce aisle where you’re standing. Not all is … Read more

Potatoes is A reliable food supply in winter, and you do them proud. But growing them in the same place year after year will exhaust … Read more

Growing potatoes can be an anxiety provoking exercise, plant them in the spring, send them down into the ground, then sit back for months. How … Read more

What makes a good potato? How do you know which one is going to be waxy for baking or boiling? How do you know which … Read more

Potatoes seem simple, until you realize there is an entire grading system in place by the industry. Potato size can mean the difference between a … Read more

GARLIC, GARLIC: If you’re like me, you likely believe there’s no such thing as good garlic, bad garlic; all garlic is basicly equal. That’s what … Read more

It is an expensive mistake we all make each spring. We purchase some sprouting tubers at the grocery store and plant them hopefuly. Then we … Read more