When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Zone 8
In USDA zone 8, plant outdoors April 29 to August 7, and expect your first harvest around August 7.
Sweet Potatoes planting calendar for USDA Zone 8
Direct sow
Apr 29
Projected first harvest
Aug 7
Most sweet potatoes mature in about 100 days. Dates use USDA zone 8a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 8 means for sweet potatoes
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 8 gives you roughly 223 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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