Best time to plant sweet potato in Miles
Ipomoea batatas
Also called kumara, sweetpotato
Sow sweet potato in Miles in Oct to Jan.
Sweet potato belongs to the morning glory family and is grown for its big, starchy roots with a sweet taste. Flesh and skin colour vary between cultivars, and young leaves and shoots can be eaten as greens. Despite the name, it is only distantly related to the potato.
When to sow in Miles
Miles, QLD is in the subtropical zone. The zone also plants in Sep, but Miles's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Miles
Frost usually arrives in Miles around mid May and finishes by mid September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late April or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- Sowing depth
- 7cm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 90cm
- Height
- 25cm
- Time to harvest
- 100-150 days from planting
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.