In warmer areas, grow slower-maturing heirlooms famous for flavor, such as ‘Nancy Hall’ (120 days.) White-fleshed sweet potatoes contain less moisture than orange potatoes. They are easier to ...

The young shoots and leaves on sweet potatoes can also be eaten as greens, which makes them a versatile vegetable to grow.

Between February and March, place seed potatoes in a cool, bright place to encourage sprouting before planting - a process called chitting,' advises Morris Hankinson, founder and director of Hopes ...

Add the syrup, orange juice, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, orange zest, and apricots to the sweet potatoes and stir. Transfer the mixture into a casserole dish or 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-cm) baking dish ...

Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] is grown as important cash and food crop worldwide and has been shown to exhibit allelopathic effects on other plants. However, its metabolome has not been ...

The parcels are delicate, perishable and meant for planting. Among the early arrivals is Joseph Muiruri, a potato farmer and seed multiplying expert. He is here to pick a batch of planting materials.

In a potato’s first three generations, it’s a seed potato. About 25 Wisconsin farmers grow seed across roughly 10,000 acres contributing to 7 percent of the nation’s certified seed. The “foundation” ...