When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Zone 10
In USDA zone 10, plant outdoors February 27 to June 7, and expect your first harvest around June 7.
Sweet Potatoes planting calendar for USDA Zone 10
Direct sow
Feb 27
Projected first harvest
Jun 7
Most sweet potatoes mature in about 100 days. Dates use USDA zone 10a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 10 means for sweet potatoes
Average last spring frost
January 30
Average first fall frost
December 30
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 10 gives you roughly 334 frost-free days, and sweet potatoes need about 100 days to mature.
Varieties to grow
2 varieties of sweet potatoes in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.
Common problems with sweet potatoes
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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