Ornamental sweet potato vines seem to be everywhere: I’ve seen them spilling out of planters at the entrances of posh New York City restaurants as well as carpeting patches of ground in Central ...

CHASE, La. — Hobby growers have a new edible option for their ornamental gardens by way of a Louisiana favorite: the sweet potato. Developed by LSU AgCenter breeders in collaboration with FitzGerald ...

There is a real ‘Upside to two new sweet potatoes making their debut in 2023. I mean that tongue and cheek as that is actually part of their name, but their application in the landscape looks to be ...

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.

My bride Jan commented "Those ornamental sweet potatoes you planted this year look better than they did last year." She was referring to a big display of sweet caroline medusa green that was draping ...

Though it will drive your spell check crazy, the correct botanical spelling of “sweetpotato” is that of a single word rather than two. In fact, the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission has an entire ...

Before you rip out this year’s beautiful annual plants, remember some plants can be saved and regrown next year. Two plants gardeners commonly discard, not realizing they can easily be overwintered in ...

Use a supermarket sweet potato to start your own plants. Sweet potatoes like warm weather, growing during frost-free times of the year. Plant them in spring after the last frost and harvest between ...

UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor works with LSU breeder to develop new sweet potato varieties for California ...