Potato Varieties That Suit Alaska
Alaska’s short growing season favors early and mid-season potato varieties bred for cool soil and quick tuber set, not the long-season types grown in…
When to Plant Potatoes in Alabama: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
Potatoes in Alabama go into the ground 14 to 21 days before the last spring frost, not after it.
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Alabama
Dig your potatoes before the ground freezes and before the first fall frost settles over the vines, then cure them at 55-60 F for two to three weeks…
Potato Varieties That Suit Alabama
Alabama’s potato season is short and heat-limited: soil above 90°F stops tuber set and fill outright, according to Utah State University Extension and…
Growing Potatoes in Yukon: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
In Yukon, summer heat never gets in the way of a potato crop. Whitehorse averages 0.0 days a year at 90 F or above, so tuber set and fill run…
Growing Potatoes in Wyoming: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
Wyoming’s summer heat is not what limits this crop. Cheyenne averages just 10.4 days a year at 90°F or higher, well under the threshold that shuts down…
Growing Potatoes in Wisconsin: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
Wisconsin gardeners catch a break on heat that many states don’t. Milwaukee averages just 7.0 days a year at 90°F or above, so the mechanism that stalls…
Growing Potatoes in West Virginia: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
West Virginia’s summer heat is not the problem most gardeners assume it is. Charleston averages just 16.0 days a year at 90°F or higher, according to…
Growing Potatoes in Washington: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
Washington’s potato season is decided by cold, wet spring soil, not summer heat.
Growing Potatoes in Virginia: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
Virginia Beach averages 26.0 days a year above 90°F, mild by Southern standards, and the last spring frost falls between March 20 and April 3 near the…