How to grow sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
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Open the planting calendarGrowing conditions
- Days to maturity
- 90 to 120 (from transplant)
- Spacing
- 8 to 12 in apart, rows 36 in
- Planting depth
- 3 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in per week
Common problems
- wireworms
- root knot nematodes
- black rot
- root cracking
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Last updated 2026-06-11.