Vegetable Gardening : How to Grow Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are usually grown from slips, which are small plants that are planted in the ground. They should be planted about two inches deep with one foot spacing within a row.

It is important to keep sweet potatoes well-watered throughout the season. However, they are also drought resistant, so if you forget to water them, it should not be a major concern.

Sweet potatoes are sensitive to frost and should be planted after all danger of frost has passed. They will continue to grow and enlarge underground until a frost occurs.

Sweet potatoes should be harvested towards the end of the season by digging them up and tearing away the plants. Loosen the soil around the sweet potatoes and check for any missed ones.

Sweet potatoes should be left to grow for most of the summer until it frosts, as this concludes their growing season.