Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Sweet Potatoes
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Oct 3, 2025, 04:14 PM
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This comprehensive small scale farming guide provides essential information and practical insights. Follow this step-by-step guide to harvesting, curing, and storing sweet potatoes so you can have delicious, homegrown sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving Dinner. The post Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Sweet Potatoes appeared first on Tenth Acre Farm.
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- Plant sweet potato slips after the last frost, typically in late May to early June, for a successful harvest in early fall.
- Check for tuber readiness by late summer, and harvest before a hard frost, ideally when leaves begin to yellow.
- Cure harvested sweet potatoes for 10 days at 85°F and 85% humidity to enhance sweetness and prepare for storage.
- Store cured sweet potatoes in a cool, dark place at 55-60°F for up to six months, wrapping each tuber in newspaper to prevent bruising.
- Avoid harvesting in wet soil; wait for a dry spell to ensure easier cleaning and better preservation of the tubers.
- Best for
- Beginner homesteaders growing sweet potatoes; plan for planting in late spring.
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