How to Grow Potatoes in the Home Garden

One of the most popular vegetables in the home garden is the "Irish" potato that you can grow in any loose, fertile, slightly acid soil in full sun. MORE

See also ISU Extension pamphlet PM1890, "Potatoes" available on the Internet from the ISU Extension Online Store

Diseases

Preventing disease problems from occurring can be accomplished by using disease free stock and not saving from last years crop. Do not use potatoes purchased from supermarkets as they could contain disease and are sometimes treated with a sprout inhibitor.

 

Insect Pests

Colorado Potato Beetle. One of the familiar pests of the garden is the Colorado potato beetle, also known as the "potatobug."  MORE

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