Black Prince Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Black Heirlooms
Black Prince is a black heirloom slicing tomato on an indeterminate vine, and it reaches harvest in about 74 days from transplant.
Bigdena Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Red Beefsteaks
Bigdena is an indeterminate red beefsteak that reaches slicing size in about 77 days from transplant, with 8 to 12 ounce fruit and very good flavor.
Rough Skin, Cracks and Odd Shapes: What the Soil Did
Rough, cracked skin and lumpy, irregular tubers are not a disease you missed spraying for.
Green Potatoes: The Light, the Pigment and the Bitterness
A green tinge on a potato’s skin means it was exposed to light, either in the garden bed or in storage.
Flea Beetles on Potatoes: The Shot-Hole Damage and What It Costs
Those tiny, ragged holes scattered across young potato leaves aren’t random damage.
Colorado Potato Beetle on Potatoes: Spotting It and Stopping It
A Colorado potato beetle sighting on your plants means fast action, not observation.
Aphids on Potatoes: Why the Virus Matters More Than the Insect
Aphids on potato plants cause leaves to become crinkled and curled, but that visible damage is the smaller problem.
Wilt on Potatoes: When the Bottom Leaves Go First
Bottom-up wilting on potato plants, the kind where the lowest leaves droop and yellow first while the plant often ends up dying, is a documented symptom…
Late Blight on Potatoes: Why Cool and Wet Is the Warning
Late blight shows up as brown or black water-soaked spots on leaves and stems that enlarge rapidly, and it spreads fastest when the weather turns cool…
Early Blight on Potatoes: The Bull’s-Eye Spot
Those brown-to-black rings on your potato leaves, each one growing a darker outer edge and a paler center, aren’t random rot.