Tate - Hello there! My name is Tate, and I am a potato. Potatoes are tubers, which means we are a special kind of stem that grows underneath the soil. Potatoes are an excellent choice for the home garden. We emerge quickly and grow rapidly. Potatoes grow well under most soil and growing conditions and can be stored for long periods without canning, drying, or freezing. Potatoes are not only delicious but also highly nutritious. Tubers are a good source of trace minerals and several vitamins, including vitamin C. To grow potatoes, people order seed tubers and cut them into several pieces. The ideal seed piece is blocky in shape, has as few cut surfaces as possible, weighs between 1 and 2 ounces (slightly larger than a golf ball), and has two or more "eyes" or buds.