Sweet Potato

Wireworms bore shallow holes into the surface of sweet potato roots. Multiple species of wireworm can attack sweet potato. Wireworms are the immatures of click… Read More »Do Sweet Potatoes Have Worms?

Hollow heart occurs because of uneven amounts of moisture during tuber development or a combination of other environmental factors. Hollow heart, sometimes called brown heart… Read More »Why Do Potatoes Have Hollow Centers?

“Low temperatures cause the potatoes to develop too tough a center, while high temperatures will cause the roots to sprout, shrivel and become pithy.” Are… Read More »Why Is My Sweet Potato Hollow?

Dubbed as the internal black spots, these spots are “bruising” that occurs when potatoes tend to lie against each other for an extended period. Worrisome… Read More »Why Is The Inside Of My Sweet Potato Spotty?

Curing in Your Oven Well, don’t be discouraged because if you have an oven, then you can easily cure your own sweet potatoes there too.… Read More »Can You Cure Sweet Potatoes Inside?

I like to use the garage. It gets hot during the day, which is what you want to cure sweet potatoes. Temperatures should be around… Read More »Can I Cure Sweet Potatoes In The Garage?

You can cook newly dug sweet potatoes right away, but their flavor, color and storage quality is greatly improved by curing at warm temperatures immediately… Read More »Can You Cook Freshly Dug Sweet Potatoes?

This works best with smaller potatoes. Boiling sweet potatoes does leach out nutrients, but according to physician and author Dr. Michael Greger, of NutritionFacts.org, boiling… Read More »Why Is Boiling Not Good For Sweet Potatoes?

During curing and storage, starches in the sweet potato are converted to sugars, improving flavor. It is recommended to wait at least three weeks after… Read More »Can I Eat Freshly Harvested Sweet Potatoes?

After harvesting, potatoes must be cured. Let them sit in temperatures of 45 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit for about two weeks. This will give the… Read More »How Do You Harden Potatoes?