Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) is a fast-growing annual and classic "spiller" plant commonly used for container gardening. Its long tendrils of varied leaf shapes and colors that include purple ...

Grow Your Own Sweet Potato Vines » Highlights from show: Native Flowers Marilyn from Simpsonville, Kentucky is a Bee Keeper that has a farm, but is down to just 5 acres now. With one-half of the acre ...

Growing sweet potatoes in containers lets you start earlier, manage space, and protect plants from frost. Choose compact, non-vining varieties like Bunch Porto Rico or Vardaman for easier container ...

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 ...

Sun and healthy soil are key. Grow sweet potatoes in USDA hardiness zones six and higher or perennially in zones eight and above. "As with other food-growing plants, they require a generous amount of ...

In Tokyo, yaki-imo vendors sing out on fall and winter evenings, beckoning customers to buy hot sweet potatoes. Baked in a stone oven right on the seller’s little truck or cart, the pink-skinned, ...

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 ...

It's not the first crop you'd expect to thrive indoors, but with the right setup, sweet potato plants can bring homegrown ...

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 ...