Covington Sweet Potato

slips
Ipomoea batatas
Rose skin, dark orange flesh. (100 days)

This newer variety from the NC State University breeding program is quickly gaining popularity with gardeners and market growers alike. Superb flavor, luscious texture and a forgiving growing habit sets this variety apart from the rest. Heavy yields of uniform tubers that can be left in the ground without as much risk of cracking as varieties like Beauregard. They set their tubers in tight bunches making them easy to harvest. PVP.

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② Family-owned companies or cooperatives, domestic and foreign
ships in spring

7176 Covington

This item is currently unavailable.
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A:  25 slips
$36.00
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B:  100 slips
$62.00
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C:  500 slips
$195.00
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Quick Details
Skin Color
rose
Flesh Color
dark orange
Days to Maturity
100 days
Compare

Compare with other Sweet Potatoes

Variety Product Type Skin Color Flesh Color Days to Maturity
Beauregard slips red orange 90-100 days
Covington slips rose dark orange 100 days
Georgia Jet slips deep red deep orange 90 days
Murasaki slips purple white 120 days
O’Henry slips buff creamy white 90-100 days
Vardaman slips golden bright orange 100-110 days
Shipping

This item will drop-ship via USPS directly from our supplier according to your region (please see below). If you would like to request a different shipping week than the one recommended for your region, you can do that at checkout (within reason—slips cannot be safely shipped when the weather is too cold).

Additional Information

Sweet Potato Slips Ipomoea batatas

Sweet potatoes are no fussier than winter squash—if you can grow butternut, you can grow sweet potatoes! See below for more information.

Shipping

Sweet potato slips are shipped by region, not by USDA zone (see map below). In the Northeast they ship in mid to late May. If you live in a colder microclimate than your surrounding region, you may request a shipping week when placing your order.

Estimated sweet potato slip ship dates

Shipping schedule may change due to weather conditions or other variables. You will be notified via email when your order has shipped.

regiontiming
■ 1April 15-25
■ 2April 22-May 5
■ 3May 3-13
■ 4May 10-20
■ 5May 15-25
■ 6May 20-30

Growing Sweet Potatoes

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Sweet potatoes are tropical drama queens and need lots of heat and pampering to perform in the North. They prefer rich, slightly acidic soil (pH 5.5 to 6.5).

  • Upon Arrival Slips that can’t be planted right away should be put in a vase of water in a warm sunny location. Slips that arrive with few leaves or roots are still likely to perform well; if the slips arrive slimy and rotten, please email us with pictures.
  • Planting Out Sweet potatoes like a loose soil bed with plenty of organic matter and micro-nutrients—think Kelp Meal and Azomite. Plant slips 18" apart in rows 36" apart. We recommend planting after all danger of frost into hills or raised beds covered with IRT plastic mulch. Protect the plants with slitted plastic row cover over wire hoops and drench the plants regularly with Fish Hydrolysate with Kelp.
  • Harvest and Curing Harvest just before frost. Before storing, spread in a single layer in a greenhouse or room above 70° for 10-14 days. After curing, store above 55°, and enjoy!