How to Prevent Sweet Potatoes Sprouting in Storage

Reader Contribution by Pam Dawling
Published on January 3, 2018
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Well-cured and stored sweet potatoes are a treat right through winter and spring.Photo by Brittany Lewis 

Sweet Potatoes are Different from Peruvian (White) Potatoes

White potatoes are stem tubers in the nightshade family. I wrote a post about those recently: Why do Potatoes Sprout and how can You Stop Them?  Sweet potatoes are not related—they are root tubers in the Morning Glory family. Root tubers do not have buds, nodes and internodes, and scaly leaves right on the tuber, and the ability to develop chlorophyll when exposed to light, as stem tubers do. This article is all about sweet potatoes.

Why Cure Sweet Potatoes?

Sweet potatoes need to cure before storage, and the curing conditions are different from those needed for storage. Good curing enables the sweet potatoes to store for six months or even longer.

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