Storage Potatoes Are Sprouting
By Rachel at Grow a Good Life Early this morning, I set off down to the seed starting area in the basement to water on the onion seedlings and start some herb seeds. It is premature yet for herbs that...
View ArticleSourcing Seed Potatoes for the Backyard Garden
By ©Rachel Arsenault at Grow a Good Life Seed potatoes are not seeds but small potato tubers. When you plant seed potatoes, you are planting a potato produced by the plant the previous year. Any...
View Article6 Ways to Grow Potatoes
By ©Rachel Arsenault at Grow a Good Life Whether you are striving for a few gourmet fingerling potatoes for fresh eating or growing a large crop for winter food storage, here are several different ways...
View Article5 Steps to Storing Potatoes for Winter
By ©Rachel Arsenault at Grow a Good Life Do you grow your own potatoes or buy in bulk from the farmers market? Follow these five easy steps to keep your potatoes fresh all winter long. I have an...
View ArticleChitting Potatoes Gives Them a Head Start
By ©Rachel Arsenault at Grow a Good Life Chitting potatoes is also called greensprouting, or pre-sprouting. Chitting it is a way of preparing potatoes for planting by encouraging them to sprout before...
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