A sweet potato farmer shares how to tell if your spuds have gone bad—and how to pick the best ones for your recipe.

As a hearty root vegetable, the sweet potato is relatively easy to store, according to Benson Kimani, an agronomist. He says it is best to keep sweet potatoes in a cool, dry area that gets good ...

Prepare for a long growing season and harvest before the first frost. Harvest by digging carefully with a shovel or garden fork. Sweet potatoes develop their best flavor after curing and can be stored ...

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Curing sweet potatoes makes them sweeter and helps them last longer. Freshly dug sweet potatoes may look like the tubers you buy in the grocery store, but they won’t last long or taste their best ...

Sweet potatoes are easy to grow—you just need a little patience. Growing sweet potatoes at home is easy and rewarding, yielding a delicious crop with minimal care. Start slips from healthy potatoes, ...