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4-H Horticulture Judging Contest

Beth Hinshaw
Extension Speclaist, SE
4-H Youth Development
K-State Research & Extension

620-496-8206

bhinshaw@ksu.edu

Sweet Potato

Scientific Name: Ipomoea batata

Category: Vegetables and Herbs

Description:
Sweet potato is a warm-season crop that is often overlooked as an easy-to-grow, productive garden vegetable. They are tolerant of hot, dry weather, with few pest concerns. Sweet potatoes do sprawl more than Irish potatoes and need plenty of room. Sweet potatoes are nutritious and easy to store in household conditions for future use.

 Sweet potato foliage

Sweet potato foliage

 Sweet potatoes

Sweet potato foliage

 Sweet potato roots

Sweet potato roots