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 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 ...

We all know that potatoes are a big crop here in Idaho, but have you ever tried growing sweet potatoes? Believe it or not, sweet potatoes aren’t really related to the regular potatoes we’re all used ...

BOISE, Idaho — We all know that potatoes are a big crop here in Idaho, but have you ever tried growing sweet potatoes? Believe it or not, sweet potatoes aren’t really related to the regular potatoes ...

If my family depended on my gardening skills, we'd starve. But I'm continuing to learn and I have had some successes thanks to helpful resources and online advice from the University of Florida and ...

Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) is a fast-growing annual and classic "spiller" plant commonly used for container gardening. Its long tendrils of varied leaf shapes and colors that include purple ...

You can grow sweet potatoes indoors, provided you choose the right varieties. Experts recommend only planting slips indoors. Sweet potatoes need lots of sun, so make sure to place them in a sunny ...

Q: I remember as a child growing sweet potatoes in our kitchen window and later planting the slips in my grandmother’s garden. How can I best pass this deeply rewarding experience to the next ...

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 ...