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Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
vegetable
Warm-season tropical vine grown for edible storage roots. Needs a long, hot growing season (100-140 days) with warm soil to bulk up tubers; in frost-free zones, slips can be planted from late winter through summer.
In Zone 7b, right now
Not suited to Zone 7b
This one grows best in Zones 8a–11b. It may struggle in your area.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Needs ground space
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
120 days
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