Tag: Sweet Potato

Sweet potato vine plants are safe for dogs and puppies to eat as long as they don’t ingest any seeds. The seeds can be toxic if enough are eaten. Eating seed may cause hallucinations, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, or mouth dryness. Sweet potato vines are tropical plants. Are sweet potato plant leaves poisonous to dogs? Sweet […]

The leaves, stems, and tubers of sweet potato vine are not toxic. The tubers are edible, but ornamental varieties were bred to produce lovely foliage, not a delicious crop. Are sweet potato leaves safe to eat? The greens are edible raw, but are a bit strong in flavor. Try sautéing them in the place of […]

The sweet potato is a delicious addition to almost any meal, whereas the Sweet Potato Vine will add interest and color to you landscape. This winter, as you stand at the window on those cold, rainy days, you can plot and plan just where to plant your sweet potatoes, both ornamental and edible. Are sweet […]

Once your sweet potatoes have sprouted, you have to separate them into plantable slips. To do this, you take each sprout and carefully twist it off of the sweet potato. Lay each sprout in a shallow bowl with the bottom half of the stem submerged in water and the leaves hanging out over the rim […]

“Slipping” is when you grow little baby plants out of a whole sweet potato. Now, you can just bury whole sweet potatoes very shallowly if you like, but many gardeners prefer to grow slips from the tubers and then plant the slips. It’s easy, fun, and one of the best gardening activities for kids. What […]

TOPPING OPTIONS: Brown sugar, cinnamon, butter and salt. Maple syrup, butter and toasted pecans. Sour cream, chives, salt and pepper. Blue cheese, walnuts and honey. Mini marshmallows, brown sugar and cinnamon (pop it under the broiler to toast the marshmallows a bit) Beef, Turkey or Veggie Chili. Sloppy Joe meat. What flavors work well with […]

Corn crops grow tall and shade a sweet potato plant from the intense sun and warm weather that can singe leaves. Interplanting corn in a large bed of sweet potatoes helps provide the dappled shade that will help the vine do well. Another interesting and good companion plant for sweet potatoes is the banana tree. […]

Rinse and chop sweet potato leaves into large chunks before cooking. Use a small amount of water to prevent nutrient loss. Slice the sweet potato leaves to remove the stems. Keep the stems to enhance fiber content, slicing them into 1/2 inch chunks. Can you trim sweet potato leaves? The vines of sweet potatoes tend […]

U.S. National Sweet Potato Month is celebrated in February. What better way to commemorate the occasion than with a feast of hearty, delectable, and nutritious sweet potatoes? What month are sweet potatoes in season? In the United States, sweet potatoes are generally harvested in September and early October. However, it can take up to eight […]

Cow manure. Ideally, Sweet Potato likes to grow in well-drained, light-structured soil but can be modified by adding 6 to 8 inches of organic matter like compost, rotten cow manure, or peat to heavy soil. Can I use cow manure for potatoes? ANSWER: Manure is an excellent amendment for soil where potatoes will be grown, […]

More than 40 percent of the national supply of sweet potatoes comes from North Carolina. Sweet potatoes are grown mostly in the Coastal Plain region, where well-drained, sandy soil benefits this root vegetable. Johnston County leads all others in producing sweet potatoes. Why are sweet potatoes grown in North Carolina? In 1971, just ten years […]

Like regular potatoes, sweet potatoes are starchy tubers that form underground. But the heart-leafed vine that produces sweet potatoes requires a longer growing season (100 to 140 days) and warmer soil than the kind of plant that produces regular “white” potatoes. Do sweet potatoes grow above or below the ground? So, do sweet potatoes grow […]

5. Sweet Potatoes. A favorite in many holiday menus, sweet potatoes are a great source of potassium, which naturally helps to lower blood pressure by reducing the effects of sodium and tension in the blood vessels. Can potatoes cause high blood pressure? They found that there was an 11 per cent higher risk of high […]

As a general rule, sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie are similar in taste and texture while still having some distinct differences. Sweet potato pies are sweet and have a light filling with a lot of heavy texture while pumpkin pies are less sweet, denser, and creamier. What’s better pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie? […]

Sweet potato pies contain more sugar and calories than pumpkin pies do. Pumpkin pies are higher in vitamins and minerals which makes them a great source of nutrients. While both pumpkin and sweet potato pie are great alternatives to decadent, sugary desserts, pumpkin pie has the upper hand in this round. What kind of pie […]

These Italian sweet potatoes have a lovely texture and they are just bursting with home grown herb flavor. Every bite of this amazing dish will have you thinking of Italy! Your family will love it and will ask for it often. It is wonderful served with Italian sausages. Does Italy have sweet potatoes? In Florence, […]

They were grown by the American Indians in the 18th century and were introduced to New England in 1764. Today, sweet potatoes are commonly grown and eaten in the American south, but the Irish potato remains more popular in the North. Are sweet potatoes Irish? No, they are not grown the same way as Irish […]

The sweet potato or sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. Sweet potato Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Ipomoea Species: I. batatas Binomial name Is there another name for sweet potatoes? Both yams and sweet […]

The origin and domestication of sweet potato occurred in either Central or South America. In Central America, domesticated sweet potatoes were present at least 5,000 years ago, with the origin of I. batatas possibly between the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Where do sweet potatoes originate from? […]

Sweet potatoes may seem as American as Thanksgiving, but scientists have long debated whether their plant family originated in the Old or New World. New research by a paleobotanist suggests it originated in Asia, and much earlier than previously known. Where did sweet potatoes originate from? The earliest cultivation records of the sweet potato date […]