Grow guide
How to grow Sweet Potato Covington
Ipomoea batatas
- Type
- Sweet potato
- Zones
- USDA zones 5–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 100–110 days
- Spacing
- 12″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Vining
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize At transplant
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Dark red-skinned commercial standard from NC State; compact clusters ease harvest; can stay in ground extra 10-15 days without splitting.
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Grows well nearby
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