When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Zone 3
In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors June 27 to October 5, and expect your first harvest around October 5.
Sweet Potatoes planting calendar for USDA Zone 3
Direct sow
Jun 27
Projected first harvest
Oct 5
Most sweet potatoes mature in about 100 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 3 means for sweet potatoes
Average last spring frost
May 30
Average first fall frost
September 10
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 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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