[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or me from now until the middle of February always brings with it a sense of celebration: it is Irish potato season. Woo-hoo!

This is one of my all-time favorite crops to grow… and to consume.

Potatoes are a cool season crop. They do very well if you plant them in the late winter, between now and mid-February. You can then harvest them in mid-to-late May, before the heat of the summer arrives. The perfect soil temperature is 50 degrees.

Rather than seeds, potatoes come fr...