The easy guide to Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas)

Psalms 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

Is a perennial whose tubers are eaten cooked.
It is a good alternative to potatoes
The leaves may be eaten like spinach.

How to grow

Six inch shoots(plants) taken from tubers that have sprouted
High fertile and sandy soil
Start plants in Spring or early Summer
Set plants 35cm apart in rows 50-70cm apart
Yield is about 1.5kg to 3kg (7 lb) per plant

Harvesting and storing

Lift tubers and cure in the sun for 4-7 days
Pick leaves as required

Varieties

Abundance
Beerwah Gold
Centennial
Resisto
White Maltese