Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) is a fast-growing annual and classic "spiller" plant commonly used for container gardening. Its long tendrils of varied leaf shapes and colors that include purple ...

A staple crop for years, sweet potatoes are fairly easy to grow right in your own backyard—it just takes a little time and know-how to do it right. We asked gardening experts to break down the steps ...

Use a supermarket sweet potato to start your own plants. Sweet potatoes like warm weather, growing during frost-free times of the year. Plant them in spring after the last frost and harvest between ...

Growing potatoes in the garden is fairly easy, and they can also be grown successfully in containers. I've grown them both ways, and have advised my clients on both methods and which varieties to ...

Planting potatoes in the fall gives you a second harvest and fresher food as the weather cools. Fall planting is most effective in mild winter regions, where short-season varieties mature before frost ...

It's not the first crop you'd expect to thrive indoors, but with the right setup, sweet potato plants can bring homegrown ...

Easy to grow and highly productive, potatoes form the basis of so many delicious dishes. And foodies agree that once you have tasted a newly dug, homegrown potato, it is hard to return to those bought ...

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 ...

Potatoes can be prepared in a myriad of delicious ways: mashed, roasted with garlic, baked with chives and sour cream, scalloped with cream and herbs, and many other ways, including one of my ...

Growing these plants next to your potatoes will help enrich the soil, keep pests away, and even enhance the flavor of your crop. Spinach is a shallow-rooted vegetable that helps to fill space in ...