Beginner Gardening: sweet potato question, never have grown them, 1 by Farmerdill

Farmerdill wrote:
Irish potatoes are kin to tomatoes and grow a similar plant under similar conditions. Sweet potatoes are like perennial morning glories. Totally different growing conditions.

They are are a hot weather plant, so after the ground is nice and warm, pull the slips off the potato, stick 2/3 of the plant deep into nice soft soil. You can use a roow spacing of 48 inches, with a planting interval of 18 inches. Remember that " bunching" varieties run 3- 4 fot vines. Regular sweet potatoes can run 6-10 ft.