When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Zone 6
In USDA zone 6, plant outdoors May 23 to August 31, and expect your first harvest around August 31.
Sweet Potatoes planting calendar for USDA Zone 6
Direct sow
May 23
Projected first harvest
Aug 31
Most sweet potatoes mature in about 100 days. Dates use USDA zone 6a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 6 means for sweet potatoes
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 6 gives you roughly 168 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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