Sweet Potatoes That Live Up to Their Name

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 28, 1997| Author: Adrienne Cook | Copyright information

Long forgotten in the home garden, sweet potatoes are an ideal addition to the domestic plot: A few go a long way. With sweet potatoes, a patch of 12 to 25 plants will produce enough for a dozen meals, with a few extra for storing or planting out again next year.

There is a myth that these slow-to-mature, sun-loving plants must have the 10-month growing season and heavy heat of the deep South to produce their delicious tubers. The same is said of growing okra. In fact, both grow ...

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