So you decided to grow potatoes in your garden this year. But not just any old type of potatoes—this guide is all about the orange-hued spuds known as sweet potatoes! Before you go digging up those ...

It is finally time to harvest our sweet potatoes. We planted ours in the summer, as sweet potatoes are one of the few plants that can be planted and will thrive during the peak of our summer heat.

Sweet potato started to develop slips and consume lots of water, starting from about 2-3 oz/day to peak of around 20 oz/day ...

Prepare for a long growing season and harvest before the first frost. Harvest by digging carefully with a shovel or garden fork. Sweet potatoes develop their best flavor after curing and can be stored ...

Watch in awe as nature works its magic in this captivating time lapse video, "Sweet Potato Growing Time Lapse - 35 Days in 56 Seconds." Follow the incredible transformation of a sweet potato as it ...

WISNER, La. -– Louisiana sweet potato producers have seen both ends of the spectrum in terms of the weather this year. An unusually wet spring delayed planting and has evolved into an exceptionally ...

Sweet potatoes can be harvested at any point once they have "sized up." That basically means when the sweet potatoes have reached a size worth harvesting, says horticulturist Brooke Edmunds of OSU ...

Louisiana sweet potato growers are taking advantage of a dry spell to bring in this year’s crop, with most harvests expected to wrap up by the ...

Fresh sweet potatoes are showing up at Virginia farmers’ markets and local food outlets, but it’s too soon to tell whether some Virginia growers will have a good year, according to Clifton Slade, ...

Despite the summer’s rains, this was a great growing season for sweet potatoes. While they are tropical plants and typically associated with being grown in more southern climates, many varieties do ...