Sweet potato
SpeciesIpomoea batatas
Also called potato
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“tuber” — Sweet - definition of sweet by The Free Dictionary
“Most varieties need 90 to 170 days to mature, depending on the type and growing conditions.” — How to Harvest Sweet Potatoes: Days to Dig for Maximum Sweetness - My Gardening Zone
“Sweet potatoes need warm soil (at least 60°F) to grow well.” — How to Harvest Sweet Potatoes: Days to Dig for Maximum Sweetness - My Gardening Zone
“seed” — How to Harvest Sweet Potatoes: Days to Dig for Maximum Sweetness - My Gardening Zone
“Don’t forget to look for soil bulging or mounding up around the base of where your potatoes are growing.”” — How Long Sweet Potatoes Take to Grow (Plus What Affects Your Harvest)
“tubers” — How to Harvest Sweet Potatoes: Days to Dig for Maximum Sweetness - My Gardening Zone
“thyme, dill” — The Best (and Worst) Sweet Potato Companion Plants
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16 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Sweet potato
- Fact sheet: 5 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian