Best time to plant sweet potato in Australia
Ipomoea batatas
Also called kumara, sweetpotato
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.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Oct to Nov | Matches local guides |
| Temperate | Sep to Nov | Matches local guides |
| Subtropical | Sep to Jan | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Tropical | All year | Matches local guides |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
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.