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How to grow your own potatoes

Potatoes can grow year-round in Alameda, but the best time to plant them is in February and March. Margie Siegal shares how to grow the humble—and delicious—tubers. The post How to Grow Your Own ...
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Key Points Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones.Key harvest signals include firm skin, flowering for early harvests, and ...
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While warmer temperatures make you want to be outside, it's too soon for serious work in the garden.
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Anticipate planting tender flowers and vegetables in the garden around Memorial Day and count backwards depending on the seed ...
For a large planting, trenches are an efficient way to plant seed potatoes. Dig a trench 4 inches deep if your soil is heavy ...
The old adage is that “if it blooms in the late summer or fall, you dig and divide it in late winter or very early spring.” ...
The tomatoes and peppers go where we get the most sun, while lettuce does fine in mostly shade. The shade creates a somewhat cooler microclimate, with the result that the lettuce plants produce ...