Like regular potatoes, sweet potatoes are starchy tubers that form underground. But the heart-leafed vine that produces sweet potatoes requires a longer growing season (100 to 140 days) and warmer soil than the kind of plant that produces regular "white" potatoes. 29 янв. 2021 г.
Will sweet potatoes grow from a potato?
Regular potatoes are grown from 'seed' potatoes but sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are grown from sweet potato sprouts or slips. Sweet potato slip growing is really just coaxing a rooted sprout from a mature sweet potato. Slips can be purchased, or you can learn how to get sweet potato slips to grow yourself.
Are sweet potatoes the same species as potatoes?
Sweet potato is only distantly related to the common potato (Solanum tuberosum), both being in the order Solanales. Although darker sweet potatoes are often referred to as "yams" in parts of North America, the species is not a true yam, which are monocots in the order Dioscoreales.
What's the difference between potatoes and sweet potatoes?
Regular potatoes have white or yellow flesh inside, while sweet potatoes are known for having orange innards. Both typically have brownish skin; though, that can vary depending on the variety. There are more than 4,000 different types of potatoes and 1,000 varieties of sweet potatoes grown around the globe.
Do sweet potatoes grow from the vines?
Sweet potatoes in the U.S. are grown mostly in the South. They are planted in the spring by "slips." These are the small rooted pieces of the vine that grow from the "eyes" or buds of the potato. The sweet potato produces vine-like stems that resemble the philodendron plant.
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