Potatoes are a tuber crop grown worldwide for food. A potato plant develops from an underground tuber that has eyes from which sprouts and roots grow. Potatoes are botanically classified as a root vegetable but are actually modified stems called tubers that grow underground. The tubers are planted, they sprout, photosynthesis occurs to develop the plant above ground while also bulking the underground tubers, then the tubers are harvested. Potatoes require cool temperatures, well-drained soil rich in organic matter, and are cultivated through hilling which piles additional soil around the base of the plant as it grows.