Growing Your Own Slips From a Stored Root
You can grow your own sweet potato slips from a stored root, and it works well when the root is healthy and kept warm.
Hedge Plants for Missouri: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Missouri runs from zone 5b to zone 7b on the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, and that three-zone spread decides which hedges are safe bets.
Sweet Potato Greens: The Crop Above the Crop
Yes, the leaves are edible, and a moderate harvest barely dents the roots. Sweet potato vines regrow from the tips, so pinching a few handfuls of young…
Curing Sweet Potatoes: Where the Sweetness Comes From
Curing sweet potatoes means holding freshly dug roots in a warm, humid spot for about a week before they go anywhere cool.
Hedge Plants for Mississippi: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Every hedge species on our Mississippi list survives somewhere in the state, and none fails everywhere. The catch is the middle bucket.
When to Pull Carrots in Maine, and How to Keep Them
Carrots are ready when the shoulders swell up at the soil line and the tops look full, which in Maine usually means 70 to 100 days after seeding.
Sweet Potatoes in a Container
Yes, sweet potatoes grow well in containers, and sometimes better than they do in cold, heavy garden soil. The condition is depth.
Black Plastic and Sweet Potatoes: Buying Warmth
Black plastic pays off for sweet potatoes wherever summers start late or run cool.
When to Plant Collards in Yukon
Start collards indoors and set the transplants outside on or after June 5, the average last spring frost at Whitehorse A.
The Best Collards and Greens for Yukon
In Yukon, the best collards are compact, quick-maturing types started indoors.