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 ...

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 ...

Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. Still enjoying wonderful weather in May. It is a busy time of year with graduations and schools finishing up for summer break. Congratulations to all of ...

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 ...

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 ...