The quality of seed potatoes is an important factor in determining the yield and health of the harvested crop. Developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the UNECE ...

Explore the potato varieties list of heirlooms and which ... and he walks the novice gardener through the basics of planting, growing and seed saving. Sprinkled throughout the gardening advice ...

Half fill the pot with multi-purpose compost or good quality, fertile garden soil, nestle two seed potatoes into the top of the compost and then top up with more compost or soil to within 2.5cm ...

Plant potatoes 2 to 4 weeks prior to your last frost date. Follow all my tips below to keep your seed potatoes from rotting ...

Separately Mr Fothergill's Seeds said online sales had jumped by nearly 50% last month. Stores are limiting tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers but the RHS said many potato suppliers had already sold out.

A pest called potato cyst nematodes (PCN) has been steadily infecting fields and rendering them useless for growing seed potatoes. A team from the James Hutton Institute has been testing varieties ...

[Harun Wathari, Standard] A potato seed multiplication company in Nakuru is providing certified seeds to farmers throughout the year, in an effort to address decline in production of the crop as a ...

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Saturday that the state government is planning to establish a potato ...

However, due to market conditions, farmers often face distress sales during this period ... disease-free seed potatoes, which are highly valued across India. He also said that the demand for ...