Sweet potatoes are delicious, nutritious, and relatively easy to grow in the home garden. You can incorporate sweet potatoes into the companion planting, succession planting, and crop rotation plans ...

Phil Hodson not only grows sweet potatoes on his land near the Kansas River between Lawrence and Lecompton but a variety of squash and pumpkins. Phil Hodson’s sweet potatoes come out of the soil in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sweet potatoes are a popular crop to grow in home vegetable gardens, and the delicious, versatile tubers can be roasted, mashed, chipped, and more, once lifted. If you are worried you don’t have the ...

In Tokyo, yaki-imo vendors sing out on fall and winter evenings, beckoning customers to buy hot sweet potatoes. Baked in a stone oven right on the seller’s little truck or cart, the pink-skinned, ...

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 ...

Who doesn’t love a good tuber, whether it’s the sweetness of baked sweet potatoes or the crispy-hot goodness of french fries? In Southern California, tubers can be grown quite easily. We asked experts ...

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 ...

This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Haywood County UT Extension Director Walter Battle shows us how to plant sweet potatoes. Also, Shelby County UT Extension Agent Andrea Jacobo ...

If you like sweet potatoes, why not grow a few plants this year? If space is limited, grow a plant in a 5-gallon bucket or a pot of similar size with holes in the bottom for drainage. The beautiful ...

Sweet potato is sometimes considered the more sophisticated sister of the humble spud. But sadly, being native to solely ...