| Scientific name | Ipomoea batatas |
| Common name | Potato; Sweet potato |
| Temperature requirement | 25-35 °C |
| Humidity | 40-50% |
| Light | At least six hours of sunlight |
| Watering | Water everyday &keep moist |
| Pests | Colorado potato beetle, potato leafhopper, and wireworms |
| Pet friendliness | Not hazardous |
| Maximum plant height | Up to 150 cm |
| Potting mix | Potting soil/red soil/manure/perlite |
| Pot requirement | Good drainage & repot every 1-2 years |
| Nutrition | Apply manure for first 15 days and npk for next 15 days |
| Pruning & training | Remove dead & diseased leaves with sterile shears |
| Common color & season | N/A |
| Description | The sweet potato or sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens.Sweet potato is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, I. batatas is the only crop plant of major importance—some others are used locally (e.g., I. aquatica “kangkong”), but many are poisonous. Get More Vegetable plants |
Additional information
| Port Size | 6 L |
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