Sweet potato vines (Ipomoea batatas) are ornamental versions of the sweet potato, grown for their eye-popping foliage instead of tasty tubers. This easy-to-grow plant can add dramatic flair when ...

Learn how to grow sweet potato vine, an annual vining plant used to add color to containers. Plus learn if you'll see flowers ...

Add spillers to your flower pots to create a lush, overflowing display. From creeping vines to trailing flowers, there's a ...

We all know that potatoes are a big crop here in Idaho, but have you ever tried growing sweet potatoes? Believe it or not, sweet potatoes aren’t really related to the regular potatoes we’re all used ...

Ipomoea batatas, or “Sweet Potato Vine,” as it’s commonly called, is classified as a tuberous perennial but is treated as an annual in our area. Although a bit smaller, this tuberous root is identical ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...

Q: I have an old flowering quince bush that has really red flowers. However, the flowers are all pretty much on the top of the plant with lots of brown stems. It gets plenty of sunlight, so I am not ...

Fall has arrived and so have the chores associated with the season. The prunes have been picked and dried, the tomatoes are in the drier as I write, the apple butter is in the cupboard, jam and jelly ...