Potato – Potato Cultivation, Pests & Use

Except for a few overbred potato varieties that don’t flower, the flowering phase is part of the normal ripening process of the potato plant. After fertilization by insects, tomato-like fruits develop with seeds, but these are not used for horticultural and commercial potato cultivation. If the potatoes do not bloom, this can have different causes, ranging from…

In earlier times, the parsnip enjoyed the same popularity in our latitudes as the potato does today. The winter vegetable is easy to grow and very nutritious due to its high starch and sugar content. Over the centuries, however, parsnips have been supplanted by potatoes in home cooking and gardens and have largely been forgotten. With the increasing…