The standard variety for commercial sweet potato production in the North, Georgia Jet is amazingly reliable in colder climes—bulks up fast and yields like a boss. Moist flesh is moderately sweet.
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| Variety | Product Type | Skin Color | Flesh Color | Days to Maturity | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beauregard Organic |
slips | red | orange | 90-100 days | perennial grown as an annual |
|
Covington Organic |
slips | rose | orange | 100 days | perennial grown as an annual |
|
Murasaki Organic |
slips | purple | white | 120 days | perennial grown as an annual |
| Beauregard | slips | red | orange | 90-100 days | perennial grown as an annual |
| Covington | slips | rose | orange | 100 days | perennial grown as an annual |
| Georgia Jet | slips | red | orange | 90 days | perennial grown as an annual |
| Murasaki | slips | purple | white | 120 days | perennial grown as an annual |
| O’Henry | slips | buff | white | 90-100 days | perennial grown as an annual |
| Vardaman | slips | golden | orange | 100-110 days | perennial grown as an annual |
Sweet potatoes are no fussier than winter squash—if you can grow butternut, you can grow sweet potatoes!
Sweet potatoes are tropical drama queens and need lots of heat and pampering to perform in the North. They prefer rich, slightly acidic soil (pH 5.5 to 6.5).
Conventional sweet potato slips are drop-shipped via USPS directly from our supplier according to your region, not by USDA zone (see map below). In the Northeast they ship in mid to late May. If you live in a colder microclimate than your surrounding region, you may request a shipping week at checkout (within reason—slips cannot be safely shipped when the weather is too cold).
Shipping schedule may change due to weather conditions or other variables. You will be notified via email when your order has shipped.
| region | timing |
|---|---|
| 1 (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NM, SC, TX) | April 15-25 |
| 2 (AR, NC, OK, TN) | April 22-May 5 |
| 3 (CO, DC, DE, KS, KY, MD, MO, NV, OR, UT, VA, WA, WV) | May 3-13 |
| 4 (IA, IL, IN, NE, NJ, OH, PA) | May 10-20 |
| 5 (CT, ID, MA, NY, RI, SD, WY) | May 15-25 |
| 6 (AK, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, VT, WI) | May 20-30 |
