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Arizona Cooperative Extension provides information about 1) potatoes' environmental preferences, 2) cultural practices and common problems in planting potatoes, and 3) harvesting and storage methods 

This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding Irish potato gardening 

This Farm & Garden page provides not only general information about potatoes but also gardening information such as seeding, transplanting, and watering.  

  • Growing Potatoes (Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension)

Penn State Extension Service provides information on potato culture and varieties for the home gardener and bedding plant grower. 

This Fact Sheet provides potato gardening information about types of potato, planting requirements, fertilization, cultural practices, and harvest and handling. 

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about Irish potato and suggests varieties for gardening. 

This potato gardening page describes soil preparation, planting, varieties, diseases, and harvesting.  

Horticulture & Home Pest News suggests potato varieties for Iowa. 

  • Potato (Clemson University Extension Service)

Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University offers potato gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

  • Potato (the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF/IFAS)

UF/IFAS provides potato planting information for home gardeners as well as farmers in Florida. 

  • Potato (UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information Center)

The Vegetable Research and Information Center provides information about 1) potato varieties 2) home garden potatoes, 3) integrated pest management for Potatoes, and 4) postharvest.  

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding potato gardening. 

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing potatoes. 

  • Potatoes (Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service)

This file provides potato gardening information. The information includes site Selection, fertilization, planting, watering, weed control, and potatoe types. 

  • Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes Gardening Guide (National Gardener Association)

- Getting Started With Potatoes- Planting Potatoes- Caring for Potatoes- Harvesting Potatoes 

This page provides information about 1) plant characteristics, 2) growing information, and 3) varieties. 

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service provides general information for potato gardening. The information includes environmental preferences, culture, cultural practices, common problems, and harvesting and storage. 

University of Illinois Extension provides potato gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

 

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