When are sweet potatoes harvested?

Sweet potato harvest time

Generally, sweet potatoes mature and are available on the market in autumn every year. The harvest time is around October. It is more suitable to harvest sweet potatoes in October. The market price is about 1 to 3 yuan per catty.

Sweet potato growth cycle

Generally, it is better to plant sweet potatoes in spring every year. The growth cycle of sweet potatoes is about 5 months. Generally, sweet potatoes are more suitable for growing in a warm environment. It needs light during the growth period, so it is necessary to ensure that it has more than 8 hours of light a day, which is conducive to promoting the rapid growth and development of sweet potatoes.

Sweet potato varieties and origins

Common varieties of sweet potatoes include red-heart sweet potatoes, white-heart sweet potatoes, yellow-heart sweet potatoes, purple-heart sweet potatoes, etc. Among them, red-heart sweet potatoes are a more delicious variety. They taste very sweet and have a high yield.

Common producing areas of sweet potatoes include Shandong, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, Hebei, Taiwan, Henan, Zhejiang, Hunan and other regions. Generally, there are a lot of sweet potatoes grown in Taiwan. The price of sweet potatoes here is not very expensive, and they are generally larger in size.