Great Famine, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The Irish famine was the worst to occur in Europe in the 19th century: about one million people died from starvation or from typhus and other famine-related diseases.| Encyclopedia Britannica
Potatoes are among the most loved, most used vegetables around the world. And rightfully so, because it's one of the starter crops to try out gardening. We'll be talking about how to grow potatoes from seed because it's easy to grow, and there is more than one potato type you can check out. Let's dive into the details of this crop that gave its name to a famine in recent memory (Irish Potato Famine).| PlantNative.org