Sweet potato
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
vegetable☀️ full-sun🪴 sandy loam📏 vine🌡️ RHS H2
📋Quick Facts
Water
💧💧 Average watering
Hardiness
Zone 9-11
About
Warm season tuber crop needing heat and a long growing season.
Top tip
Warm, sunny conditions are essential; grow in ridges or beds and harvest tubers before the first frost.
Also known as: Boniato / batata, Ipomoea batatas, Zoete aardappel, Bataty, Patata dolce, Sweet potato, Patate douce, kumara
Pest Resilience
3/5 — Average
Whitefly can build up; slugs eat tubers. Generally fewer pest issues than potato.
Companion Planting
Grows well with
Keep apart from
Visual Characteristics
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Culinary
Culinary Use
Roasted, mashed, pies, curries, fries, casseroles, soups, gnocchi
The sweet potato year in your garden
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How to Propagate
✂️Cutting
Moderate🌱Tuber
ModerateHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H2
USDA 9–10 equivalent