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Sweet potato
Common Name: Sweet potato
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: batatas
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Half Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light
Sweet potato is an easily grown plant, requiring full sun and well drained soil. It is not frost hardy, needing warm temperatures for growth. A scrambling or climbing plant, when the stems lay along the soil they will root and form tubers.
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