Potatoes
BY: Robbie Wegner
What is the potato
-Tuberous crop
-Starchy
-Came about over 4 centuries ago
-Grown underground
-One of the top food crops in the world
Location
-Grown commercially in over 30 states
-Idaho is the top state following
-China produces more than the Us
How it's grown
-Starts from a small potato
-Comes from the eyes on the potato
- Takes about two weeks before the main stem pops up
-Then begins sucking up nutrients for its main source the potato
Harvesting
-Spray the top plants before harvest to kill them so all disease dies
-Commercial farmers will use big machines
-Have to be careful of bruising while harvesting
Pests/Disease
-Aphid
-Flea beetle
-Colorado potato beetle
-Early blight
-Late blight