Best time to plant sweet potato in Richmond
Ipomoea batatas
Also called kumara, sweetpotato
Sow sweet potato in Richmond in Oct to Nov.
Sweet potato belongs to the morning glory family and is grown for its big, starchy roots with a sweet taste. Flesh and skin colour vary between cultivars, and young leaves and shoots can be eaten as greens. Despite the name, it is only distantly related to the potato.
When to sow in Richmond
Richmond, NSW is in the temperate zone. The zone also plants in Sep, but Richmond's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Richmond
Frost usually arrives in Richmond around late May and finishes by early September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- Sowing depth
- 7cm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 90cm
- Height
- 25cm
- Time to harvest
- 100-150 days from planting
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.