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Potatoes are a staple both in the kitchen and in the garden because they are so easy to grow. But there are some plants that ...

Sweet potato vine will die in cold, but will regrow from tubers in spring: Dan Gill's advice And, you need only one mirliton to produce fruit.

Sweet potato vine will die in cold, but will regrow from tubers in spring: Dan Gill's advice And, you need only one mirliton to produce fruit. BY DAN GILL | Contributing writer Nov 27, 2024 3 min ...

Potatoes are members of the Solanum (nightshade) family. Like eggplants and tomatoes, they contain solanine, a glycoalkaloid poison that plants use to defend themselves against herbivores.

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are close relatives of tomatoes and are one of many nightshade vegetables that are perfect for your garden. The relationship between potatoes and tomatoes is especially ...

Sweet potato whitefly can be controlled with Year Round Spray Oil (spray under the leaves in early morning when it’s cool) or bifenthrin. In our area, these caterpillars are fairly common, but ...

Today’s wildly popular potato is botanically called Ipomea batatus, although most folks call them sweet potato vine. Like morning glories, potato vines do their performance above ground.

Massive systems of vines can spread up to 70 feet, fruiting with the potato-like tubers that give the plants their name. The plants native to Africa and Asia are dangerous to Florida ecosystems.