Yes, you can grow a healthy sweet potato plant indoors. You don't need a lot either; just a few simple steps and proper care will give you a flourishing crop.

Slips dislike cold weather, so it's usually advisable to wait until one month after your last frost date if you're planting sweet potatoes in the ground. However, for containers, it may be possible to ...

With inflation eating into our wallets and grocery store prices slowly creeping up, a lot of people are trying their hands at growing their own food at home—but where to start? Some fruits and veggies ...

Q. Can you start ornamental sweet potato plants from the tuber? I tried once, and it rotted. — Sharon M., Tulsa. These decorative vines are very popular. They are both attractive and very easy to grow ...

A staple crop for years, sweet potatoes are fairly easy to grow right in your own backyard—it just takes a little time and know-how to do it right. We asked gardening experts to break down the steps ...

Did you know scientist George Washington Carver was instrumental in creating new markets for farmers by discovering hundreds of uses for pecans, sweet potatoes and soybeans? Using a few materials from ...

Q: What’s happening to this sweet potato vine? One of our sweet potato tubers developed a bud and I planted it. Any ideas to help the plant? A: Congratulations on starting a sweet potato vine! Over ...

Q: I have an old flowering quince bush that has really red flowers. However, the flowers are all pretty much on the top of the plant with lots of brown stems. It gets plenty of sunlight, so I am not ...

Q: I remember as a child growing sweet potatoes in our kitchen window and later planting the slips in my grandmother’s garden. How can I best pass this deeply rewarding experience to the next ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...