"Because sweet potato tubers grow underground and need space for root development and for their vines to grow, choose a ...

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 we’re all used ...

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 ...

Newly planted sweet potato slips. What many folks call yams in the South are actually sweet potatoes, a morning glory relative. True yams are a tropical root crop not related to sweet potatoes.

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 and yams are not the same thing. Yams are herbaceous, perennial vines with a starchy tuber. They are monocots and are in the genus, Dioscorea. They are native to Africa, Asia and Latin ...

Though not on the menu at the first Thanksgiving, sweet potatoes have certainly become part of our American Thanksgiving tradition. Whether served mashed, roasted, as pie filling or candied with ...

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 ...

Many gardeners new to Florida are surprised that they are a little behind when try to plant their gardens the same time they did “back home.” Most of our vegetable crops should have been planted in ...