SWEET
POTATOES
SWEET TATOES
22nd February
Cook a Sweet Potato Day
The month of February is Sweet Potato Month!
Sweet Potato Day is the First Monday in April.
SWEET POTATOES
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
SWEET POTATOES AND YAMS?
SWEET POTATOES LINKS
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SWEET
POTATO
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), commonly called a yam in parts of
the United States (especially in the southern and western portions of
the country; this terminology causes some confusion with true yams),
is a crop plant whose large, starchy, sweet tasting tuberous roots are
an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes
eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the
potato (Solanum tuberosum).
It is even more distantly related to the true yam (Dioscorea species)
which is native to Africa and Asia. Thus, a sweet potato and a yam are
in fact different foods.
The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth skin whose
color ranges between red, purple, brown and white. Its flesh ranges from
white through yellow, orange, and purple.
Sweet Potato
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato/
List of
sweet potato
Cultivars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sweet_potato_cultivars
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WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
SWEET POTATOES
AND YAMS?
Yams
Yams are closely related to lilies and grasses. Native to Africa and
Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130
pounds (as of 1999). There are over 600 varieties of yams and 95% of
these crops are grown in Africa. Compared to sweet potatoes, yams are
starchier and drier.
Sweet Potatoes
The many varieties of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are members of
the morning glory family, Convolvulacea. The skin color can range from
white to yellow, red, purple or brown. The flesh also ranges in color
from white to yellow, orange, or orange-red. Sweet potato varieties are
classified as either ‘firm’ or ‘soft’. When cooked, those in the ‘firm’
category remain firm, while ‘soft’ varieties become soft and moist. It
is the ‘soft’ varieties that are often labeled as yams in the United
States.
LA Sweet Potato Commission
http://www.sweetpotato.org/
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Growing
Sweet
Potatoes
https://www.almanac.com/plant/sweet-potatoes
How to Grow
Sweet Potatoes
http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Sweet-Potatoes
How to
Earth Up
Potatoes
http://www.wikihow.com/Earth-Up-Potatoes
Sweet Potato
Project to
End Hunger
http://www.carbon.org/senegal/sweetpotato1.htm
Harvesting,
Curing
Storing
Sweet Potatoes
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/harvesting-curing-and-storing-sweet-potatoes/
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SWEET POTATOES
SWEET TATOES
LINKS
All About Sweet Potatoes
https://www.thespruce.com/sweet-potato-recipes-and-cooking-tips-3034612
All About Sweet Potatoes Yams
http://www.all-about-sweet-potatoes.com/
A Visual Guide to Yams and Sweet Potatoes
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/difference-yams-sweet-potatoes/
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
http://www.cgiar.org/
Curing sweet potatoes after harvest
http://101gardening.blogspot.com/2016/04/curing-sweet-potatoes-after-harvest.html
Curing And Storing Sweet Potatoes
http://homeandgardenpress.com/curing-and-storing-sweet-potatoes/
Difference in Types of Sweet Potatoes or Yams
http://www.eatlikenoone.com/difference-in-types-of-sweet-potatoes-or-yams.htm
Dig Your Own Sweet potatoes
http://www.wellnessfarm.com/files/SweetPotatoes/CuringInformation.htm
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
http://www.fao.org/
FOOD REFERENCE
http://www.foodreference.com/
Growing Sweet Potatoes
https://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-sweet-potatoes/
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Guide to Growing Sweet Potatoes in a Container
https://dengarden.com/gardening/Guide-To-Growing-Sweet-Potatoes-In-A-Container
Harvesting, Curing and Storing Sweet Potatoes
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/2013/11/harvesting-curing-and-storing-sweet-potatoes/
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes
https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/harvesting-sweet-potatoes-zb0z10zkon
How to Cure Sweet Potatoes
https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/cure-sweet-potatoes-zbcz1310
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
https://www.thehomesteadgarden.com/how-to-grow-sweet-potatoes/
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
https://happydiyhome.com/how-to-grow-sweet-potatoes/
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in the Home Garden
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-sweet-potatoes-in-the-home-garden-1403479
How to Harvest and Cure Sweet Potatoes
http://pallensmith.com/2015/04/21/how-to-harvest-and-cure-sweet-potatoes/
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes and Yams
http://www.gardenersnet.com/vegetable/yams.htm
How To Plant And Grow Sweet Potatoes
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/how-to-plant-and-grow-sweet-potatoes
The Japanese Society of Root and Tuber Crops (JRT)
http://www.jrt.gr.jp/sminie/sm_index.html/
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LA Sweet Potato Commission
http://www.sweetpotato.org/
Mississippi Sweet Potato Growers Association
http://www.milewis.com/sweetpotatofund/
The mystery of the sweet potato
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1984421/
National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
http://www.ars-grin.gov/ncgrp/
NEW HOPE SEED
http://www.newhopeseed.com/
North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission (NCSPC)
http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/
Nutrition Data
http://www.nutritiondata.com/
SATURDAY MARKET
http://www.saturdaymarket.com/
Spice-Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Apples
http://www.countrycrock.com/recipes/detail/43539/1/spice-roasted-sweet-potatoes-apples?%2Bsweet+%2Bpotatoes&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Category-Recipe-Potato-BMM&utm_term=%2Bsweet%20%2Bpotatoes&utm_content=Potato-Sweet&gclid=CPmApKD9pNACFdRtgQoddZQPfQ&gclsrc=ds
Sweet Potato
https://www.planetnatural.com/growing-sweet-potatoes/
Sweet Potatoes
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=64
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Sweet Potatoes.com
http://www.sweetpotatoes.com/
Sweet Potatoes: Curing and Storage
http://www.learn2grow.com/projects/edibles/preservationstorage/SweetPotatoesCuringStorage.aspx
Sweet potato Diag Notes
http://www.lucidcentral.org/keys/sweetpotato/
Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a48026/sweet-potato-nutrition/
The Sweet Potato Patch
http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/
Sweet Potato Recipes
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/1094/fruits-and-vegetables/vegetables/sweet-potato/
Sweet Potato Sweets
http://www.sweetpotatosweets.com/
Tubular Root Vegetables
https://www.thespruce.com/ground-provisions-2137968
Vegetables From Underground
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/vege1.htm
What's the Difference Between
Yams and Sweet Potatoes?
http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-yams-and-sweet-potatoes-word-of-mouth-211176
World's Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.org/
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Agriculture
http://wiki.terrafirmacraft.com/Agriculture
The Encyclopedia of Life
http://eol.org/
List of fruits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fruits
Plants Database
National Gardening Association
http://garden.org/plants/
The Plant Encyclopedia
http://theplantencyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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