"One of the varieties that will be stored in Svalbard is known as the 'bride's potato'"

Its unusual name, it is said, dates back to Incan times, when a bride was expected to peel this potato in order to display that she had the necessary skills to be a good wife.

Peruvian potato samples stored in Svalbard.

"An Irish dicktator is a french fry."

Pogo, being funny at Althouse today.

P1070076, originally uploaded by Ann Althouse.

Norma-ly, you wouldn't grow potatoes in a bag

But I dunno, Idaho - hey, grab that hoe, kick off the mud, put on your normal jeans, and try tubers a new way, Spud.

You don't mind if I call you Spud, do you, Idaho?

"...with slices of hard boiled eggs (haha),"

laughs Irene, impishly, while bringing it all back home from Lithuania.

Gražus.

"Beet and Potato Salad"

"Make sure the potatoes are cool before dressing, or they'll soak up all the good stuff."

"Purple potato plant a perennial pleasure"

Yeah, perennial if you live in southern Florida or California. Otherwise, an annual one better pot up and protect through frost. Pretty, huh?

Image from here.

“This is no longer just a seed certification problem. The problem now affects all aspects of potato production.”

“We’re at a tipping point. We don’t see a lot of necrotic strains when we do our surveys but they are there. If we do nothing, we will end up in the same situation as Europe.”

Potato-disparaging metaphor alert

"Hot, greasy potato"

See what they're doing there? Corporate misbehaviour, bribery = Hot, greasy potato.

Shameful.

"We found out that majority of potato growers also has projects on growing of traditional borsch vegetables."

Borsch vegetables: onions, cabbages, beets, and carrots.

"Potato and Vegetables of Ukraine-2011"