About Sweet Potatoes


Commercial Growing

Because there is so much information here, we've broken it up into the following sections to make it easier to read and to print out. When you click on the topic list below they will launch new windows.

sm_taters Section 1 Choosing a Variety
Climatic Conditions Section 2 Climatic Conditions
01cutting Section 3 Selecting and Growing Your Seedstock
fertilizingsm Section 4 Soils and Fertilization
02transpl Section 5 Planting
04field Section 6 Cultivation
06digging Section 7 Harvest
coldstoragesm Section 8 Curing and Storage
Marketing sweet potatoes Section 9 Marketing
insectsm Section 10 Integrated Pest Management
palmeramaranth Section 11 Weeds
Bad Sweet Potato Section 12 Diseases & Physiological Disorders