SEE YOU NEXT YEAR: For this year's final set of queries, Chloe Lieberman addresses ways to cure sweet potatoes, options for excess leaves and ideas for keeping your figs warm on frosty nights. Photo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re growing sweet potatoes, our experts say in most areas of the country, fall is when they will be ready to dig up “The ...

So you decided to grow potatoes in your garden this year. But not just any old type of potatoes—this guide is all about the orange-hued spuds known as sweet potatoes! Before you go digging up those ...

Q: I grew sweet potatoes this year and had hoped to serve up lots of sweet potato dishes this fall. Unfortunately, they have rotten places and are unusable. What is the proper way to store them after ...

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 ...

Sweet potatoes are ready to harvest after about 90 to 130 days in the ground. Getting this timing right is very important, as harvesting too early or too late can impact sweet potato flavor. Keep an ...

If my family depended on my gardening skills, we'd starve. But I'm continuing to learn and I have had some successes thanks to helpful resources and online advice from the University of Florida and ...