Planting out too early exposes the delicate vines to cold damage. Plant sweet potato slips in the garden 12 to 18 inches apart in rows 3 feet apart. In hot, sunny weather, protect new transplants ...

So it’s advisable to plant sweet potato slips instead, which are the rooted sprouts that grow in the tubers of sweet potatoes. They look like little sticks and leaves growing from the vegetable.

"Usually sweet potato slips are available to buy in late spring since sweet potatoes need hot weather and warm soil to grow and thrive," she says. "Slips are rooted stems that you can grow yourself ...

Potato planting is now 13 percent finished, which is a day behind average. But according to Donald Maum, Alsum Farms & Produce Sustainability Manager, he says they are right on schedule. Maum says ...

Seed potatoes loaded for planting. (File photo by Ralph Pearce) CNS Canada — After a delayed start due to the long winter and spring flooding, western Canadian potato growers are out in the fields.

You can find sweet potato slips at some local garden centers, but you can also order them online ... Because they are quite durable, they will hold until you can start planting them. Do you have an ...