Sweet Potato

root end. Take a washed, unblemished sweet potato and look closely to identify the root end – the root end is the pointier end and… Read More »Which End Of A Sweet Potato Is The Top?

Alliums. Alliums such spring onions, scallions, leeks, onions, and green onions are good companion plants to sweet potato. They take up little or no space… Read More »Can I Plant Onions Next To Sweet Potatoes?

What plants should you not plant near cucumbers and why? Potatoes: These tubers compete with cucumbers for nutrients and water, so they should not be… Read More »Can I Plant Sweet Potatoes With Cucumbers?

Regular potatoes, though not actually closely related at all, are also good sweet potato companions. Also, aromatic herbs, such as thyme, oregano and dill, are… Read More »Can Peppers And Sweet Potatoes Be Planted Together?

Sweet potato is a soil conserving crop. The total fresh residue mass of sweet potato (root and shoot) ranges from 69,000 lbs to 75,000 lbs/acre… Read More »Do Sweet Potatoes Deplete Soil?

Complete answer: Adventitious roots- The roots of the plant like sweet potato are modified to store food and water. It is known as a root… Read More »Why Is A Sweet Potato A Modified Root?

You can plant five seed potatoes into a 10-gallon bucket and about three into a 7-gallon. If you’ve only got 5-gallon buckets, plan on using… Read More »How Many Seed Potatoes Can You Plant In A 5 Gallon Bucket?

15- 20 gallon container. A: We recommend a 15- 20 gallon container to grow sweet potato plants. The larger the container, the easier it will… Read More »How Big Of A Container Do You Need To Grow Sweet Potatoes?

Orientation of the slips is not crucial because slips can be planted upside down and still will produce sweet potatoes. Make sure that there is… Read More »Can You Grow Sweet Potatoes Upside Down?

Eating purple potatoes instead of white potatoes is a good move when watching your blood sugar. While the starch in purple potatoes increases blood sugar,… Read More »Do Purple Potatoes Raise Blood Sugar?