Q: What are the white spots on our russet potatoes that I recently dug? Are they still edible? — Marie Talley, Oxbow, N.D. A: Thanks for the interesting photos. The white lesions on the tubers are ...

Today's column answers questions from Lubbock A-J readers asked over the last few weeks. ¦ D. H. of Lubbock asks what a "fingerling potato" is. Fingerling potatoes are little gems, heritage potatoes ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lawn Let the mowing begin! Recent moisture means lawn green-up and growth are already starting. You’ve sharpened your mower blades, core-aerated your lawn, ...

February means it’s time to get to work in the garden OK, that’s it! Enough sprawling around eating bonbons and reading movie magazines. It is time to get back out in the garden and get to work.

In a saucepan place prunes and chicken stock and heat until the stock has evaporated and the prunes are soft. Dice the prunes and place in a bowl add the onion and season. Heat the oven to 225 C.

Potatoes are very easy to grow and if you have a new piece of ground you wish to put over to vegetable growing, they are a good first crop to clear the ground clear. Potatoes for planting Although ...

Always clean and sharpen tools you wonAC/AAt be using for a while. ItAC/AAs a good idea to wipe the metal blades with an oily cloth. This coats them with a thin layer of protective oil to help prevent ...

Climbing roses can go a bit crazy if left to their own devices, so pruning them now will ensure they have a good framework to show off their glorious summer display to its best. As with all pruning, ...

Growing, growing, gone: it’s nearly time to put the finishing touches to guarantee a bountiful harvest. (Picture: Getty) Those of you who are green-fingered or avid growers have surely been counting ...