The teenage years are generally not what comes to mind when you celebrate motherhood. They are difficult. Your kids sometimes ...

Home gardeners are discovering how simple it is to grow fresh potatoes in compact grow bags using organic store-bought ...

John Nordlund attended elementary school in Gibbon, where one Arbor Day a visitor came to plant two crabapple trees with his class. Now a Master Gardener, he decided to give back to his hometown.

April is Kids Garden Month, making it a great time to consider all the health and learning benefits gardening provides for young people: healthy, outdoor activity; teaching important life skills; and ...

Sweet potatoes are grown from sprouts called slips, not from seeds. Plant slips in late May or early June on raised soil ridges after the danger of frost has passed. This low-maintenance crop requires ...

Growing potatoes in containers is a great option, whether you have a small patio or a sprawling outdoor space. Besides having more control over sun exposure and soil, it also reduces the chances your ...

EUGENE — When he was 9 years old and riding with his brother on the back of a two-seater tractor on 30 acres in Southern California, Gary Jordan planted sweet potatoes one at a time. “It took us weeks ...

Unseasonal weather patterns are threatening some potato crops, forcing farmers to harvest early and worry about yields once the season got fully underway in March, per the reporting. "When it's [too] ...

FRISCO, CO ‒ Stretching out in their beach chairs as the temperature climbed toward 70 degrees, Seth and Renee McLaughlin watched their three kids play in the sand on what was supposed to be a family ...

Idaho potato fields consume far less water during peak irrigation season than models available to farmers and water managers would suggest, according to a University of Idaho scientist’s recent ...

Idaho potato fields consume far less water during peak irrigation season than models available to farmers and water managers would suggest, according to a University of Idaho scientist’s recent ...