Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sweet potatoes root prolifically and slips are started indoors in water or soil or outdoors directly in the garden. Read more here ...

Sweet potatoes are a delicious root that, despite sharing a name, are not botanically related to white potatoes. The much sweeter tuber belongs in the morning glory family, while the potato belongs in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With inflation eating into our wallets and grocery store prices slowly creeping up, a lot of people are trying their hands at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sweet potatoes are a great substitute for white potatoes in your diet. Many people can't, or shouldn't, eat white potatoes. White potatoes contain small amounts of solanine, a naturally occurring ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite the summer’s rains, this was a great growing season for sweet potatoes. While they are tropical plants and typically associated with being grown in more southern climates, many varieties do ...

In May, there are a few crops that can still be planted from seed like okra, melons and Southern peas. Sweet potatoes also can be planted now, and they love our hot summer weather. The best varieties ...

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 ...