Sweet Potatoes

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Sweet Potato Slips

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red skin, orange flesh Ipomoea batatas A well-known staple variety in the U.S., with vigorous growth and heavy yields of silky smooth, sweet but not too sweet potatoes. read more

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Covington

Sweet Potato Slips

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rose skin, dark orange flesh Ipomoea batatas Superb flavor, luscious texture and a forgiving growing habit. Heavy yields of uniform tubers are easy to harvest. read more

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Georgia Jet

Sweet Potato Slips

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deep red skin, deep orange flesh Ipomoea batatas The standard variety for commercial sweet potato production in the North. Moist flesh is moderately sweet. read more

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Murasaki

Sweet Potato Slips

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purple skin, white flesh Ipomoea batatas Japanese-type sweet potato with rich nutty flavor and high sugar content. Requires a longer season to mature. read more

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O’Henry

Sweet Potato Slips

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buff skin, creamy white flesh Ipomoea batatas An easy-to-grow replacement for finicky Bonita. A versatile potato with smooth flesh and flavor more on the savory end of the sweet potato spectrum. read more

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Vardaman

Sweet Potato Slips

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golden skin, bright orange flesh Ipomoea batatas A rare bush variety, good for smaller spaces like raised beds and containers. Firm flesh holds up to roasting and frying. Lovely foliage. Stores well. read more

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.

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

Growing Sweet Potatoes

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!