Most commonly, sweet potatoes are harvested when the plant dies off, often as winter approaches and frosts begin. They can be harvested before this by cutting tubers from the plant. If the cut tuber exudes a milky juice that turns blackish upon drying then the tubers are not ready. If it dries clear, they are mature.
Sweet potatoes can be harvested from the time the leaves turn yellow till the plant dies. The longer they stay in the ground after the leaves turn the more nutrient rich they will be but must be picked once the plant dies to prevent rot.
Sweet potatoes should be ready to harvest at the time of the first frost. They will store longer if you dig them right before frost is forecast. Most sweet potatoes are ready about 100 days after planting.
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Sweet potato, like white (etc.) potatoes are tubers, in other words, edible roots. They grow underground. (in the ground.)
Starch is composed of glucose monomers. These glucose molecules are linked up in chains, so they do not give a sweet taste. Boiling potatoes does not release glucose from starch.
no shouldn't be i mean they dig em up and eat em like carrots don't they??
I have heard they do! Look up Jessica the Hippo on Youtube and you will see a Hippo loving some sweet potatoes!
You can dig up your seeds when the flowers are fully grown. Or, if the seed colour which has grown is not the colour you want then you can dig it up at anytime once you know that it's the wrong colour.
Peeled sweet potatoes are actually bad for you in a way. Un-peeled sweet potatoes actually build up your immune system because your body has to try and digest possible germs that lay on the skin .
maybe if you mash them there`s barley any difference
There are 5 major differences between a potato and a sweet potato, only a couple of which are easy to detect. Color - A sweet potato will be darker inside than a potato. Sweetness - A sweet potato has about 4 times the sugar of a potato, enough to detect by taste. Sodium - Although undetectable by taste, a sweet potato has about 10 times the sodium Vitamin A - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the Vitamin A than a potato Beta-Carotene - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the beta-carotene than a potato.
You can dig up your seeds when the flowers are fully grown. Or, if the seed colour which has grown is not the colour you want then you can dig it up at anytime once you know that it's the wrong colour.
Sweet potatoes are on the list of plants toxic to rabbits :http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html Actually, sweet potatoes are NOT toxic to rabbits. White and red potatoes are, but not sweet potatoes. They are actually good for them, and we give them often as treats. They help tighten up stools when a rabbit has diarhea and they readily eat them when you are trying to entice a rabbit that is not eatting, to start again.
people dig up left behind parts of our past
Boiled Sweet Potatoes:Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into pieces. Cover with water and boil approximately 20 minutes or until very tender. Check for tenderness with a knife or fork.Baked Sweet Potatoes:-Wash sweet potatoes-Brush each potato with vegetable oil (lightly)-Arrange on oven rack or on a cookie sheet-Bake at 450 degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes or until fork tender-Cut the top of the potato open and softly squish to open it up-Sprinkle with salt and pepper-Add butter-ServeCooking time will actually depend on the size of the potato, so timing may be shorter or longer.wiz