Growing your own slips from sweet potatoes is a rewarding project so easy anyone can do it. Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes do not have eyes that grow into new plants. Skins contain fine roots ...

Compared to other crops, not many gardeners in our area grow sweet potatoes. Traditionally they have been considered a warm climate crop. Sweet potatoes are grown by planting root sprouts called ...

For the summer flower garden, ornamental sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) make a beautiful, dependable addition. They thrive in the intense heat of our summers, and May through August is the perfect ...

Q: I have an old flowering quince bush that has really red flowers. However, the flowers are all pretty much on the top of the plant with lots of brown stems. It gets plenty of sunlight, so I am not ...

You might want to consider planting a Hawaiian heritage plant that can add an attractive ground cover that is good for your garden while providing an edible staple that is good for you. Known in ...

Joellen Dimond replants the annual bed, and Suzy Askew talks about garden societies and clubs. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Dr. Chris Cooper and University of Memphis ...