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 ...

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 ...

Use a supermarket sweet potato to start your own plants. Sweet potatoes like warm weather, growing during frost-free times of the year. Plant them in spring after the last frost and harvest between ...

So you decided to grow potatoes in your garden this year. But not just any old type of potatoes—this guide is all about the orange-hued spuds known as sweet potatoes! Before you go digging up those ...

We have experienced torrential rainfall the past few days, with some Southeast Texas areas receiving more than 20 inches of rain. Spring weather and climate patterns constantly change, and this ...

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 ...

Who doesn’t love a good tuber, whether it’s the sweetness of baked sweet potatoes or the crispy-hot goodness of French fries? We asked experts for their tips on how to grow them. Some gardeners plant ...

Nutritious foods like sweet potatoes are becoming more popular as Kenyans embrace healthy lifestyles. How about starting a sweet potato farm to ride on this craze? Well, sweet potatoes are easy to ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...

Nutritious foods like sweet potatoes are becoming more popular as Kenyans embrace healthy lifestyles. How about starting a sweet potato farm to ride on this craze? Well, sweet potatoes are easy to ...