Use a supermarket sweet potato to start your own plants. Sweet potatoes like warm weather, growing during frost-free times of the year. Plant them in spring after the last frost and harvest between ...

Our garden columnist is tackling a Thanksgiving debate: what is a sweet potato and what is a yam? And which one should you ...

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 ...

Yes, you can grow these tasty tubers in your living room. You can grow sweet potatoes indoors, provided you choose the right varieties. Experts recommend only planting slips indoors. Sweet potatoes ...

No fall feast is complete without a side of mashed or fried sweet potatoes, but you'll need to watch out for these red flags ...

This popular vine can't survive the winter outdoors in most of the U.S., but taking cuttings is as easy as pie and allows you ...

Unlike white potatoes, which are tubers, sweet potatoes are root vegetables. There are always new types of sweet potatoes being developed and many varieties are not even available commercially. There ...

Legend has it that the sweet potato vine sweet-talked its way out of the vegetable garden and into the window boxes of fine Brooklyn brownstones and cozy California cottages. The dark purple blackie ...

African sweet potato greens are loaded with essential vitamins like A, C, and K. Vitamin A is important for good vision and immune function, while vitamin C helps in collagen production and boosts ...