The Tropical Fruit Forum
Everything Else => Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles => Topic started by: BenG on June 21, 2021, 07:36:36 PM
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I'm in California. I'm wondering if I could plant sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) as a winter crop and have them overwinter?
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Only if frost free. They will slow down dramatically when it gets cool. They love heat. Most are only 120-180 day crops and saving tubers through winter isn't a problem.
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Regular potatoes should do better over the cooler months. Then you can use the same space to grow sweet potatoes in the warm season.
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Okay, sorry. Just wanted to see if I could start them now, but apparently not.
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According to my chart, February through June is the planting season for sweet potatoes in Florida zone 9b (California probably has a narrower window to plant because of cooler temps). I think you can still plant after that, but yield will be reduced for each month you go past June.