Planting and care
How to grow sweet potatoes
When to grow
Warm season · Annual
How to start
Disease-free slips
Mature size
Vines spread 4–8+ ft
Time to harvest
About 90–120 days
Feeding needs
Moderate feeder
Growth habit
Large Sprawler
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