Question

Which part of the plant is sweet potato ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Unlike the potato, which is a tuber, or thickened stem, the sweetpotato that we eat is the storage root of the plant; an enlarged lateral root. The plant reproduces in three ways: from seed, from the actual storage roots, or from the plant vines. Sweetpotato is cultivated by vegetative propagation.

Answer 2

Sweet potatoes are not grown from seed. They’re grown from “slips”—sprouts grown from existing sweet potatoes!

You won’t plant slips until 3 to 4 weeks after the last spring frost, once nighttime temperatures have reached at least 55°F (13°C). The trick is to plant them early enough for them to mature properly, but not early enough for them to get killed by a late spring frost.

Before planting, make sure you have a long enough growing season. Most varieties will take about three to four months to mature – about 90 to 120 days.