Since tower-grown potatoes are more vulnerable to cold than soil-grown potatoes and shouldn't be planted until the danger of frost has passed, presprouting can speed things along.

After placing your potatoes on the soil, next add a layer of garden scraps. Photographed in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, June 12, 2009.

Another possibility is a potato tower which allows you to grow potatoes vertically by layering levels of soil, straw and seed potatoes lasagna-style, says Ferraro-Fanning.

How to grow potatoes vertically in a tower Potato towers are wire cages standing four or five foot tall that contain layers of straw, compost and seed potatoes.

If you grow the potatoes in the tower according to their directions, they say you may be able to see a harvest of 100 pounds of potatoes. How does it work?

This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler fields questions about pruning an indoor lemon tree, preventing squirrel damage, and growing potatoes in a tire tower.

In a potato tower, a length of wire fencing contains mulch piled above potatoes planted at the bottom. This tower is a good way to combine composting with potato growing -- and to increase production.

Gardening potatoes is a new challenge to take on! Here are some tips for growing potatoes in your home garden.

Gardening potatoes is a new challenge to take on! Here are some tips for growing potatoes in your home garden.

How do you plant potatoes in a grow bag? While it may seem impractical to plant such a cheap vegetable, the flavor of homegrown potatoes can’t be beat. Homegrown produce comes in more varieti… ...

Another possibility is a potato tower which allows you to grow potatoes vertically by layering levels of soil, straw and seed potatoes lasagna-style, says Ferraro-Fanning.