§ Vegetable
Sweet Potato
Harvest window: Sep-Oct
How to harvest it
Dig before frost; cure warm 1-2 wk
Keeping it
Cured warm/dry months
In the kitchen
Roast, mash
Worth watching for
- Wireworms
- Rot
Spot one of these? Garden Care members just snap a photo and ask — it's what we're here for.
Honest note for Central MA: Short-season for MA; use slips + black plastic, cure warm
Grow sweet potato in your own yard.
We'll design and build a garden suited to your light — and we'll show you how to tell when it's ready to pick.