Harvest after first light frost for best results. The first frost of fall is approaching, and it’s time to think about harvesting your sweet potato crop. For best results, dig sweet potatoes after the ...

The satisfaction of eating produce from your home garden is unparalleled. After all, you're quite literally consuming the fruits (or vegetables) of your labor, which makes the culinary experience all ...

These sweet and smokey sweet potatoes are a healthy treat you can really dig into. They make a great vegetarian dinner, an ...

One of my readers asked me recently when a person should dig up her sweet potato vines and harvest her sweet tubers. Despite its name sweet potato is not a true potato. Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - This Friday, we’re heading to Tabor City as the North Carolina Yam Festival kicks off. The town was once known as the yam capital of the world, or should we say ...

Last week, my dad was busy in the garden digging up delicious tiny “new” potatoes. The neighboring rows of yams and sweet potatoes are still green and sprawling with outstretched vines all about, ...

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when, exactly, to dig them up. And who could blame them? Size, scent and firmness inform ...