Last Friday I was at the store buying groceries for a weekend fishing trip. When I came to the potatoes, I was surprised to see scab-like lesions on their skins. Most grocery stores reject buying ...

Understanding the Context

Don't let potato diseases and pest ruin your crop of taters! Learn how to identify and combat the most common problems growing potatoes. Q: We’ve been gardening all our lives and have never had such terrible luck with our potatoes. They grew very large, but developed lots of scabbing.

Key Insights

Many are hollow inside. We have very sandy soil. We ...