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 ...

Sweet potatoes are easy to grow—you just need a little patience. 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 ...

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 roots ...

Compared to other crops, not many gardeners in our area grow sweet potatoes. Traditionally they have been considered a warm climate crop. Sweet potatoes are grown by planting root sprouts called ...

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 area. I’m happy to report that you can grow ...

Potatoes are a versatile and popular vegetable that can be grown in home gardens. Plant certified seed potatoes in spring and harvest new potatoes after flowering or wait for larger tubers after the ...

Choosing the absolute best sweet potatoes in grocery stores may soon become unnecessary if you decide to grow them indoors instead. Sweet potatoes thrive when the world around them feels like a long ...

Do you wish you could skip trips to the grocery store and just reach into your pantry for sweet potatoes? When you think of propagating vegetables, you probably imagine the sunshine and warm soil of a ...

Sweet potatoes are easy to grow—you just need a little patience. Growing sweet potatoes at home is easy and rewarding, yielding a delicious crop with minimal care. Start slips from healthy potatoes, ...

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 ...