When to plant sweet potato in Iron Range
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to late OctIron Range area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Iron Range. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A heat-loving vine that grows vigorously through Adelaide's summer and gives tubers in autumn. Plant shoots (slips) once the soil is warm, in loose, well-drained soil. Avoid too much nitrogen, which gives masses of vine and few tubers.