Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes do not have eyes that grow into new plants. Skins contain fine roots—just like beets and carrots do—that can be coaxed into producing slips which are sweet ...

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 ...

If you are looking to add a new crop to your vegetable garden this season, consider planting a patch of sweet potatoes. If you have never grown this crop before, you will be surprised how little care ...

Sweet potatoes are grown from sprouts called slips, not from seeds. Plant slips in late May or early June on raised soil ridges after the danger of frost has passed. This low-maintenance crop requires ...