So you decided to grow potatoes in your garden this year. But not just any old type of potatoes—this guide is all about the orange-hued spuds known as sweet potatoes! Before you go digging up those ...

Prepare for a long growing season and harvest before the first frost. Harvest by digging carefully with a shovel or garden fork. Sweet potatoes develop their best flavor after curing and can be stored ...

Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are usually harvested about 100 to 110 days after planting or when the plant’s leaves start to yellow. Though, sweet potatoes can continue to grow after their leaves ...

Sweet potatoes will be ready to harvest about 90 to 120 days after planting. To harvest them, cut back their vines, then use a garden fork or spade to loosen the surrounding soil. After you've gently ...

Question. We planted sweet potatoes in May. When will they be ready to harvest, and how do we care for the potatoes? Answer. You have been producing a great summer crop that needs about 120 days to ...

It’s time to dig up your potatoes! Or so you think. There’s a fine line when it comes to completing your potato harvest, according to garden columnist Jessica Damiano. The expert wrote in an ...

Follow our journey on growing a sweet potato plant from a store-bought tuber till harvesting.

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 ...

We have experienced torrential rainfall the past few days, with some Southeast Texas areas receiving more than 20 inches of rain. Spring weather and climate patterns constantly change, and this ...

Unless you want enormous sweet potatoes, mid-September through mid-October is the window for harvest. Courtesy Johnson County Extension It’s nearly October, so now is around the time to head out to ...