They’re also highly heat-tolerant, as they originate in tropical areas. In regions where summers extend year after year, ...

Some fruits and veggies are more challenging to grow than others, and if you're fairly new to the gardening game, you'll ...

Plant sweet potato slips in the garden 12 to 18 inches apart in rows 3 feet apart. In hot, sunny weather, protect new transplants with row cover or overturned pots to discourage wilting and dieback.

But sweet potatoes are easy to grow and make a beautiful plant in your garden. Garden master Jim Duthie shows us how to grow sweet potatoes, and tells us what the difference is between sweet ...

Q. I grew beautiful sweet potato vines in my flower garden this year. They looked great all summer, though they grew quite a bit larger than I expected so I had to cut them back to keep them from ...

Sweet potatoes should be stored in bins in moderately warm (55-60F) and humid conditions in a cool, dry place. Contact me at the Wood County WVU Extension Office 304-424-1960 or e-mail me at jj ...

It’s sometimes difficult to find sweet potato slips because they usually sell out early. So look for them now to plant later. You can temporarily store your bundle of slips in a pot of soil.

How to grow and harvest sweet potatoes in 4 steps 1. Prep the soil and plant your slips. Plan on planting your slips at least a couple weeks after the last frost in the late spring.

Instead of using part of the sweet potato, just pull the sprout off the mother potato, and plant that to a depth of about a half inch. Space plantings about 15 inches apart.

As a tropical plant, sweet potatoes are sensitive to cooler weather and need dependable warm climates. The Pacific Northwest is cooler and more suited to regular potatoes. Not only do they need a hot ...