Sweet potatoes are vining plants that scramble vigorously along the ground. Varieties should be labeled and planted far enough apart from each other to prevent the accidental mixing of varieties ...

A staple crop for years, sweet potatoes are fairly easy to grow right in your own backyard—it just takes a little time and know-how to do it right. We asked gardening experts to break down the steps ...

Lawrence-area educators, farmers and businesses are teaming up to celebrate a vegetable worthy of a month-long party: the sweet potato. On Oct. 25, as part of the October celebration, Master Gardeners ...

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 container ...

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 ...

If you are looking for colorful additions to your summer landscape, sweet potatoes may not initially cross your mind. But you may want to give one of the newer varieties of this tuberous crop a shot.

Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. Still enjoying wonderful weather in May. It is a busy time of year with graduations and schools finishing up for summer break. Congratulations to all of ...

Anytime LSU AgCenter scientist Don Labonte travels he visits local grocery stores, where he heads straight to the fresh produce department. “I always go to the sweet potatoes to see if they’re selling ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...

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