Planting and care
How to grow sweet potatoes
Warm season · Annual
Disease-free slips
Vines spread 4–8+ ft
About 90–120 days from planting slips; harvest before frost damages vines.
Moderate feeder
Large Sprawler
How to prune
Guide vines into their allotted area; avoid routine heavy cutting because leaves feed the roots. Remove damaged growth only and do not repeatedly disturb rooting nodes.
How to harvest
Loosen soil well away from the crown and lift roots carefully before frost. Avoid bruising; cure in warm, humid, ventilated conditions around 80–85°F for 7–10 days before longer storage.
Harvest and kitchen use
Roasting, baking, mashing, soups and desserts
Nutrition and garden value
Fiber, potassium and beta carotene in orange types
Heat-tolerant ground-covering food crop
Common challenges and troubleshooting
Weevils, wireworms, cold soil and harvest damage
Safety note
Cure harvested roots before long storage