What are yams? What are sweet potatoes?  While yams and sweet potatoes both grow underground, they come from ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — We all know that potatoes are a big crop here in Idaho, but have you ever tried growing sweet potatoes? Believe it or not, sweet potatoes aren’t really related to the regular potatoes ...

Growing your own slips from sweet potatoes is a rewarding project so easy anyone can do it. Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes do not have eyes that grow into new plants. Skins contain fine roots ...

That is a great question and it often comes up when sweet potatoes are discussed. Sweet potatoes are called yams because of a ...

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 ...

Compared to other crops, not many gardeners in our area grow sweet potatoes. Traditionally they have been considered a warm climate crop. Sweet potatoes are grown by planting root sprouts called ...

November means turkey, mashed potatoes and bright orange candied yams or, depending on who you ask, candied sweet potatoes. While some may use sweet potato and yam interchangeably, botanically ...

Let’s see. Did you serve them swimming in butter and brown sugar and topped with toasted marshmallows? Or did you behave yourself and season them with a hint of orange juice and brown sugar? Or did ...

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November means turkey, mashed potatoes and bright orange candied yams or, depending on who you ask, candied sweet potatoes. While some may use sweet potato and yam interchangeably, botanically ...