There are more than 400 sweet potato varieties grown worldwide, but most of us only ever meet a few. Here are 23 types you're most likely to find—and how to cook each one.

Using the right potato is the secret to a great potato salad and certain varieties are best for baked potatoes. It’s also crucial to choose the right type for the dish when it comes to sweet potatoes.

Winter markets offer a choice between purple and orange sweet potatoes. Purple varieties boast anthocyanins, potent ...

A sweet potato farmer shares how to tell if your spuds have gone bad—and how to pick the best ones for your recipe.

One of my readers asked me recently when a person should dig up her sweet potato vines and harvest her sweet tubers. Despite its name sweet potato is not a true potato. Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) ...

If you are looking for colorful additions to your summer landscape, sweet potatoes may not initially cross your mind. But you may want to give one of the newer varieties of this tuberous crop a shot.

Orange, white and purple-flesh sweet potatoes are coming out of the ground in Live Oak, Hastings and Fort Pierce, at three of the 12 UF/IFAS Research and Education Centers. Drs. Grabau and Mussoline ...