When to Plant Potatoes in Maine: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
Soil temperature decides potato planting day in Maine, not a date on a seed packet.
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Maine
Maine’s growing season ends fast once fall arrives, and that timing decides everything about how this crop gets handled.
Potato Varieties That Suit Maine
For most of Maine, early and mid-season potato varieties are the safer bet, since the state’s cool summers and short frost-free window favor potatoes…
When to Plant Potatoes in Louisiana: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
In New Orleans and the rest of south Louisiana, potatoes go into the ground weeks before anyone’s last frost passes, not after it.
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Louisiana
Louisiana potatoes come out of the ground ahead of summer’s heat, not ahead of a fall freeze, and that single fact rewrites the whole storage plan.
Potato Varieties That Suit Louisiana
South Louisiana potato growers are working against a different clock than gardeners almost anywhere else in the country: the state’s mild winters mean…
When to Plant Potatoes in Kentucky: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
For gardeners near Louisville, the math starts with a single climate figure: NOAA puts the last spring frost date there, at 32°F, somewhere between March…
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Kentucky
Kentucky gardeners should have potatoes out of the ground well before the first fall frost, which arrives statewide between November 2 and November 12.
Growing Parsnips in Delaware: Will They Sweeten?
A parsnip grown in Delaware will sweeten, not just grow. The reference station at Wilmington shows a mean minimum of 25.6°F in the coldest month, cold…
Potato Varieties That Suit Kentucky
Kentucky gardeners do best with early and mid-season potato classes planted well ahead of summer heat, not with late-season types that need a long cool…