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This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding wweet potato gardening 

  • Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes Gardening Guide (National Gardener Association)

- Sweet Potato Basics- Planting Sweet Potatoes- Sweet Potato Rx- Harvesting Sweet Potatoes 

The Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University offers sweet potato gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about sweet potato and suggests varieties for gardening. 

  • Sweet Potato (the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF/IFAS)

UF/IFAS provides sweet potato planting information for home gardeners as well as farmers in Florida. 

  • Sweet Potato (UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information Center)

The Vegetable Research and Information Center provides information about sweet potato production in California, home gardening of sweet potato, and postharvest.  

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding sweet potato gardening. 

  • Sweet Potatoes (Home and Gardening Series of University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service)

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension provides well-organized sweet potato gardening information. The information includes 1) environment, 2) cultural practices, 3) planting time, 4) spacing and depth of planting, 5) care tips, 6) harvesting, 7) common problems such as insects and disease, and 8) frequently asked questions. 

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing sweet potatoes and yams. 

This file provides sweet potato gardening information. The information includes site selection, fertilization, planting, watering, weed control, and sweet potato types. 

University of Illinois Extension provides sweet potato gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

 

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