Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes do not have eyes that grow into new plants. Skins contain fine roots—just like beets and carrots do—that can be coaxed into producing slips which are sweet ...

Sweet potatoes are grown from sprouts called slips, not from seeds. Plant slips in late May or early June on raised soil ridges after the danger of frost has passed. This low-maintenance crop requires ...

Compared to other crops, not many gardeners in our area grow sweet potatoes. Traditionally they have been considered a warm climate crop. Sweet potatoes are grown by planting root sprouts called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gardener holding freshly harvested sweet potatoes - Tom Werner/Getty Images If you've been interested in growing your own sweet ...

Every year, I try something new in my garden, whether that's a new variety of some vegetable I've grown before, or some completely new gardening technique. This year, I decided to try my hand at ...

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Sweet potatoes can be grown from slips started in water, soil, or directly in the garden. Growing your own slips saves money and ensures access to untreated, organic sweet potatoes. Warm temperatures ...