Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I read an article that promised record potato yields from plants growing in a box, I thought it sounded too good to be true. Was it really possible to ...

When I saw a note about a potato box a few weeks ago, I immediately wanted to build one. My reference led me to a Seattle Times article published several years ago. The author claims that it is ...

Typically, I plant potatoes in the ground. This spring, however, I tried the idea of container-planting potatoes in corrugated cardboard boxes. (See From the Ground Up, March 30, 2025.) This turned ...

I grew up in Idaho. Yet I’ve never eaten a potato that I dug myself. It seems that a girl raised in a state with “Famous Potatoes” on the license plate should give potatoes a try. Also, I had fresh ...

In April, I built potato boxes with a friend. He kept two, and I brought one home. The boxes, each one 4'x4', allegedly can grow up to 100 pounds of potatoes in a single season. This is the first year ...

Discover new ways to maximize your garden space in Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012) by Chris Gleason. Plans for trellises, raised beds and ...