When to plant sweet potato in Telfer
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to mid FebTelfer area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to mid AugTelfer area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Telfer. 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.