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 ...

Growing sweet potatoes ... one-third of a sweet potato in water until it sprouts shoots. Plant the slips approximately three inches deep into the soil, ensuring a spacing of about 12 inches ...

They're prolific producers, so sweet potatoes can often yield large harvests from relatively small planting areas ... Start sweet potato slips indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date or ...