Hedge Plants for North Carolina: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Of the twelve hedge plants covered here, six survive anywhere in North Carolina and six only in part of it. None fails statewide.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Iowa
Plant sweet potato slips in Iowa after frost risk has passed and the soil has actually warmed, not on a fixed calendar date.
Hedge Plants for New York: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Every hedge species on this site’s list survives somewhere in New York, and none fails everywhere. That sounds reassuring until you read the zones.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Indiana
Indiana suits sweet potatoes better than its corn-and-soybean reputation suggests. One crop a year is realistic.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Illinois
Illinois gardeners can grow sweet potatoes, but the calendar shortcut fails. The crop goes in when the soil is warm, weeks after the last frost, not on it.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Idaho
Yes, sweet potatoes can be grown in Idaho, but the answer depends on your elevation.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Hawaii
There is no planting date to look up. Lowland Hawaii has no frost season, so sweet potatoes here follow rainfall, elevation and which side of the island…
Hedge Plants for New Hampshire: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
New Hampshire spans USDA zones 3b to 6a (USDA system, 2023 map), and that spread decides which hedge you can plant.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Georgia
Plant sweet potato slips in Georgia after the frost risk is over and the soil has warmed, which means well after the March frost dates, not on them.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Florida
In north Florida, sweet potato slips go into the ground once the last freeze risk has passed and the soil has caught up.