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Sweet Potato - White Bonita, ORGANIC - Sow True Seed
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White Bonita Sweet Potatoes, Organic

$11.95 – $16.95

Ipomoea batatas

Heavy yields similar to the orange-fleshed 'Bonita' variety from which this white-fleshed cultivar was selected. White Bonita has very sweet, slightly creamy flesh. The root skin color is also white. Good keeper. Plant maturity is 110-115 days.

Our printable growing guide for sweet potatoes can be found by clicking here.

Preorder Information

  • Available for pre-order beginning January 1, 2025
  • Quantity is limited, order early for best selection
  • Product will ship in early June, 2025
  • Payment is required to complete your pre-order

Shipping Note: Due to the perishable nature of sweet potato slips, all orders containing sweet potato slips will ship via USPS priority mail or UPS ground. This will help ensure that your sweet potato slips arrive at your door happy, healthy and ready for planting. Shipping and return policies can be found here.

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Average Seed / ozSeed / 100' RowAverage Yield / 100' RowDays to Harvest
 N/A100 slips100 lbs110-115
Planting SeasonIdeal Soil TempSunFrost Tolerance
After Last Frost70-90°FFull SunFrost Sensitive
Sowing MethodSeed DepthDirect Seed SpacingSeeds Per Packet
Transplant3-5"12" N/A
Mature SpacingDays to SproutProduction CycleSeed Viability
12"N/AAnnualN/A

Bed Preparation

 

 Sweet potatoes do not like weed competition, so lightly till the bed once or twice starting 2 weeks prior to planting. The slips may be planted directly in the ground or in raised ridges of soil 8” high to help them warm up faster and to improve drainage. 

 

Planting

 

 Plant after the danger of frost has passed, when the soil is as least 65°F. Place slips 3” deep, spaced 12” apart. For vining varieties (the most common), rows should be about at least 3’-4’ apart. Rows can be closer for bush varieties. Slips will often arrive wilted or show significant transplant shock. Don't worry! Plant as normal and after a week or so they'll perk up. 

 

Cultivation

 

 Sweet potatoes can be slow starters so keep the field weeded until the plants begin to spread. Otherwise, leave them alone. Extra fertilizer tends to promote leaf growth but not increased root yields. 

 

Harvest

 

 Greens can be harvested throughout the season with light clipping from each plant. Stop watering 3 weeks prior to root harvest to keep mature tubers from splitting. Dig up potatoes where the slip was originally planted. Harvest can begin in early fall until no later than first frost. 

 

Curing and Storage

 

Sweet potatoes should be cured to convert the starch to sugar and to toughen the outer skin for long-term storage. Store them in a warm room at 80°F to 85°F with high humidity for 10 days. Afterwards, keep them in a dark, cool location in a ventilated mouse-proof container. 

 

Pests

 

 Deer and groundhogs enjoy eating the young greens while wireworms and nematodes can affect the tubers. Rotating crop location can reduce soil-borne pests.

Sweet Potatoes, Ipomoea batatas
Pollination, vegetative; Life Cycle, perennial grown as annual; Isolation Distance, n/a
Collecting seeds from sweet potatoes is a true challenge, and in fact almost impossible in zones 9 and above, so the majority of gardeners propagate their new plants as clones of the previous year's harvest. It is best to create slips from the roots of multiple plants to ensure healthy genetics moving forward.