Growing Sweet Potatoes in Alberta
Yes, sweet potatoes can be grown in Alberta, but as a deliberate project rather than a routine bed.
Hedge Plants for New Jersey: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Nothing on our list of 12 hedge plants dies of cold anywhere in New Jersey. All 12 hold from the northwest hills to the Shore.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Alaska
Sweet potatoes can be grown in Alaska, but only in the mildest spots such as Anchorage, and only as a deliberate project: rooted slips, soil warmed under…
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Alabama
Sweet potatoes suit Alabama well. The season is long, the summers are hot, and the crop is a routine one here rather than a project.
Planting Sweet Potatoes: Wait for Warm Nights
Plant sweet potato slips after the last frost, once the soil has truly warmed and the nights stay mild.
Hedge Plants for Nevada: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
None of the 12 hedge species documented here survives the whole of Nevada. Zero.
Lifting Sweet Potatoes at the Right Moment
Sweet potatoes give no ripeness signal above ground. Harvest is set by the weather, not the plant: lift the roots before the soil turns cold, or promptly…
Hedge Plants for Nebraska: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Nine of the twelve hedge plants we track hold across all of Nebraska, one holds in only part of it, and two are not hardy here at all.
Watering Sweet Potatoes: Steady, Then Dry
Water sweet potatoes steadily while the vines establish and the roots bulk up, then pull back for the last few weeks before you dig.
Holes and Tunnels in Sweet Potato Roots
Big, ragged gouges with paired tooth grooves along the edges are voles. Narrow tunnels and pinholes running through the flesh, often with a tiny entry…