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QUESTION: Spinach & Irish Potatoes!

I live in Northern Virginia and wanted to know if I can plant spinach and Irish Potatoes now? Will i still get a good harvest? The first frost is usually around October 20th. 

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Containing Potatoes

Containing Potatoes

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I fantasized about placing it strategically on my front lawn. My crops would never be prouder and the neighbors would drool with envy. One look at the price tag and I was over it.

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Homegrown / Homemade: Potatoes

Homegrown / Homemade: Potatoes

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Choose the potato varieties you like to cook with, and get 'em in the ground. A gardener and a cook show you how in Episode 1 of this Homegrown/Homemade video series. Now playing: How to Hill Potatoes (Episode 2).

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Homegrown / Homemade Video Series

Homegrown / Homemade Video Series

A gardener and a cook team up to plant, maintain, harvest, store, and cook a variety of popular vegetables, including peas, arugula, and potatoes.

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Home-Grown Potatoes!

Home-Grown Potatoes!

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My fellow gardeners we are looking March square in the eye and I, for one, am getting itchy.

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Video: How to Grow Potatoes in Containers

Video: How to Grow Potatoes in Containers

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What's not to love about potatoes? They're tasty, require little maintenance to grow, and even produce pretty flowers. If you have the right container, you don't even need to plant them in the ground. Check out this video on growing potatoes in the most unlikely of places: a kitchen garbage can.

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Growing Potatoes

Growing Potatoes

Potatoes in containers, potatoes in the ground, potatoes in the kitchen. Plant some this spring, for a bountiful harvest that will keep for months.

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This Spud's for You

This Spud's for You

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Potatoes are one of the easiest root crops for home gardeners to grow. Order your specialty seed potatoes now for delivery next spring.

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Getting Familiar with My Irish Roots

Getting Familiar with My Irish Roots

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Happy autumnal equinox! Inspired by the cuisine of Ireland and their prodigious use of root vegetables, I am ready to start roasting them in the oven and making soups.

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Extend Your Gardening Season Beyond Frost by Growing Produce that Keeps

Extend Your Gardening Season Beyond Frost by Growing Produce that Keeps

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If you grow winter squash, pumpkins, potatoes, garlic, and hot peppers, you effectively extend your gardening season well into the fall and winter.

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Growing Potatoes in a Laundry Basket

Growing Potatoes in a Laundry Basket

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I bought the laundry baskets at a local dollar store (I have 2 baskets). I filled the baskets with about 2" of soil & compost, then put a seed potato into each basket (each potato was cut...

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Control Colorado Potato Beetle with a Mix of Strategies

Control Colorado Potato Beetle with a Mix of Strategies

The Colorado potato beetle has become resistant to a number of commercial pesticides. Fortunately, there are physical, horticultural, and biological controls to choose from. Most likely, a mix of strategies will be most effective.

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Video: How to Plant Potatoes in a Raised Bed

Video: How to Plant Potatoes in a Raised Bed

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Potato is a great, fast-growing plant that is perfect for the beginner or old pro!

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New Potatoes with Chervil Vinaigrette

New Potatoes with Chervil Vinaigrette

New potatoes are potatoes that are harvested early, when they are small and especially delicious. Try them in this simple recipe for a tasty side dish.

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The Benefits of Growing Potatoes in Containers

The Benefits of Growing Potatoes in Containers

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There's any number of reasons that we gardeners might prefer to grow things up as opposed to out.

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Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

This basic recipe can be served as mashed potatoes or used to prepare other Irish side dishes: root vegetable mash, colcannon, and champ.

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Mashed Potatoes, Irish Style

Mashed Potatoes, Irish Style

This basic recipe can be served as mashed potatoes or used to prepare other Irish side dishes: root vegetable mash, colcannon, and champ.

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Potato and Onion Focaccia

Potato and Onion Focaccia

Serve this bread with soup or any saucy, tomato-based dish.

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Chicken Roasted with Herbs and Root Vegetables

Chicken Roasted with Herbs and Root Vegetables

This dish can be made lower in fat by placing the chicken on a rack and roasting the vegetables in a separate pan.

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Roasty Potatoes with Sage

Roasty Potatoes with Sage

Sage enlivens the flavor of roasted potatoes in this easy recipe.

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