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Sweet Potato

Chilakada Dumpa

Edible leaves and tubers. Slips root easily; vines cover terrace railings.

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Planting calendar

Month-by-month sowing suitability (northern-hemisphere reference — the app shifts calendars for your latitude). Best months to sow: Mar–Sep.

Flexible calendarSweet Potato has a flexible calendar — suitable across most months with basic seasonal adjustments.
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Sweet Potato monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryGood
FebruaryGood
MarchBest
AprilBest
MayBest
JuneBest
JulyBest
AugustBest
SeptemberBest
OctoberGood
NovemberGood
DecemberGood
Growing requirements
Sun
57 hours direct light
Water
Medium
Shade tolerance
Medium
Container
25L (15 inch grow bag)
Soil depth
30 cm
Support
Needs trellis
First harvest
100 days from sowing
Lifecycle
120 days
Timeline

Germination: about 8 days.

Flowering begins: around day 35.

First harvest: around day 100.

Harvest window: roughly 45 days.

Terrace notes for Sweet Potato

Suitable for Hyderabad terraces with regular watering and good drainage.

Care tips

  • Water when the top inch of soil dries.
  • Harvest regularly to encourage new growth.
Common pests
  • Aphids
  • Whitefly
Common diseases
  • Leaf spot
  • Powdery mildew

Traits

  • Beginner safe
  • Needs trellis
  • Monsoon friendly
  • Low effort

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