Some gardeners are all for chitting. But here is the secret: you don’t need to chit to be successful. Chitting your potatoes means allowing the eyes of your potatoes to sprout before you put them in ...

Who doesn’t love a good tuber, whether it’s the sweetness of baked sweet potatoes or the crispy-hot goodness of French fries? We asked experts for their tips on how to grow them. Some gardeners plant ...

If you’ve only tasted store-bought potatoes, it’s time to experience the remarkable flavor and convenience of homegrown spuds by learning how to plant seed potatoes. The key is to start with certified ...

Easy to grow and highly productive, potatoes form the basis of so many delicious dishes. And foodies agree that once you have tasted a newly dug, homegrown potato, it is hard to return to those bought ...

Although spring 2022 arrives astronomically this Sunday (i.e. the “spring equinox”), that doesn’t mean it’s full steam ahead with everything and anything gardening. We still could get below-freezing ...

From Conrad Jones, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire, UK. Clare Wilson asked at the start of the vegetable gardening season if chitting seed potatoes made any difference to the crop (2 January, p 51). My ...