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Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato is listed botanically as Ipomoea batatas. It may also be listed as `uala, yam, Sweetpotato. Warm-season vine producing sweet orange tubers. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun and moderate water needs. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Ipomoea and in the family Convolvulaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb, vine. PlotPal currently carries Sweet Potato as an outdoor growing and vegetable reference. Recorded garden roles include food crop. Growing note: Plant slips after soil warms. Harvest before first frost. Cure before storing. Needs long season. Propagation or sowing note: Slips Plant-health prevention note: Use certified disease-free slips, rotate crops, ensure good drainage Pest-prevention note: Rotate crops, use row covers, maintain weed-free areas The current reference lists an average harvest time of about 100 days, where harvest timing applies. Common pests in the reference include Sweet potato weevil, Wireworms, Whiteflies. Common plant-health issues in the reference include Black rot, Fusarium wilt, Scurf. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.