Sweet potatoes grow best when spaced 12 to 18 inches apart. Mariah Henry, director of urban agriculture at Carolina Farm Trust, suggests the following steps for planting: Place one slip in the hole ...

If you're worried you don't have enough space to grow sweet potatoes outside, try this container method that lets you produce ...

Growing your own slips from sweet potatoes is a rewarding project so easy anyone can do it. Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes do not have eyes that grow into new plants. Skins contain fine ...

There are many varieties of sweet potatoes with a few of the more common types that perform well locally. These guidelines will assist gardeners to correctly prepare beds for sweet potatoes.

In fact, the perks associated with growing sweet potatoes extend beyond nutrition to the very health of your planting environment. In most gardens, sweet potatoes can actually help maximize ...

Though not on the menu at the first Thanksgiving, sweet potatoes have certainly become part of our American Thanksgiving tradition. Whether served mashed, roasted, as pie filling or candied with ...

A. Yes, you can grow sweet potatoes in our area. In fact, our long hot summers make a good sweet potato-growing climate, as they require at least four months of warm weather to produce.

When I tell people that I have grown sweet potatoes as part of my summer garden, the response is often that they didn’t think you could grow them in our ...

Sweet potatoes will be ready to harvest about 90 to 120 days after planting. To harvest them, cut back their vines, then use ...

Urban forestry extension agent Larry Figart says you have until the end of June to plant sweet potatoes in our area.

Growing sweet potatoes in containers lets you start earlier, manage space, and protect plants from frost. Choose compact, non-vining varieties like Bunch Porto Rico or Vardaman for easier ...

Growing sweet potatoes in containers lets you start earlier, manage space, and protect plants from frost. Choose compact, non-vining varieties like Bunch Porto Rico or Vardaman for easier ...