If you’ve always fancied having a go at growing potatoes, now’s the time to start. Home-grown varieties are invariably tastier straight out of the ground however you serve them, mashed ...

The benefits of chitting the seed potatoes of maincrop varieties, which are much longer in the ground and generally far ...

I love eating Irish potatoes, those red- or golden-fleshed ... and popular yellow flesh Yukon Gold. For me, growing potatoes is a lot like growing carrots, excitement building for about 10 weeks ...

Potatoes were easier to grow for Irish farmers than other crops, such as wheat and oats. And, they soon discovered that the potato plant was really nutritious and gave you loads of energy for a ...

Growing for a diversity of needs, from food to fibre, protected flax producers from the devastation of the potato famine. Today, despite its rich history, it’s near-impossible to get your hands on ...