Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re growing sweet potatoes, our experts say in most areas of the country, fall is when they will be ready to dig up “The ...

Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are usually harvested about 100 to 110 days after planting or when the plant’s leaves start to yellow. Though, sweet potatoes can continue to grow after their leaves ...

Sweet potatoes are surprisingly easy to grow if you look for the right spot in your garden with ideal conditions, taking into ...

Prepare for a long growing season and harvest before the first frost. Harvest by digging carefully with a shovel or garden fork. Sweet potatoes develop their best flavor after curing and can be stored ...

One of my readers asked me a few years ago when a person should dig up her sweet potato vines and harvest her sweet tubers. You know sweet potato is not even related to the potato, which would make ...

Yes, you can grow these tasty tubers in your living room.

Unless you want enormous sweet potatoes, mid-September through mid-October is the window for harvest. Courtesy Johnson County Extension It’s nearly October, so now is around the time to head out to ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is sweet potato harvest time. Sweet potatoes are a long-season crop and one of the last summer crops to be harvested, requiring 110 to 120 days after planting to mature. Some gardens experienced a ...