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Okinawan Sweetpotato Guide: Care & Uses

Okinawan Sweetpotato is a root vegetable with white skin and violet-purple flesh. It has a delicate, slightly sweet taste and creamy texture. Belonging to the morning glory family, it is used in both sweet and savory dishes. The root takes 120-150 days to harvest from planting and grows well spaced 4 feet between rows and 10 to 12 inches between cuttings.

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Okinawan Sweetpotato Guide: Care & Uses

Okinawan Sweetpotato is a root vegetable with white skin and violet-purple flesh. It has a delicate, slightly sweet taste and creamy texture. Belonging to the morning glory family, it is used in both sweet and savory dishes. The root takes 120-150 days to harvest from planting and grows well spaced 4 feet between rows and 10 to 12 inches between cuttings.

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Okinawan

Sweetpotato
Okinawan Sweetpotato is a member of the
morning glory family. The root has a white skin,
with earthy spots, and violet-purple flesh.
Cooked, it has a delicate, slightly sweet taste and
a creamy texture. It is used in sweet and savory
dishes.
Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam Other Names:
Days to harvest: 120-150 days from planting Hawaiian Sweetpotato, kumala,
umala, 'uala (Polynesian), tumai
Plant spacing: Plant 4 feet between rows and 10 kuru/beni imo (Japanese),
to 12 inches between cuttings in the row camote/kamote (Filipino)
Major Pest & Diseases

Sweetpotato Weevil Rough Sweetpotato Weevil West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil

Blotches

Squash-Vine Borer Root Knot Nematodes Sweetpotato Scurf

Harvest and Storage


Mow and remove vines close to the ground. Sweetpotato,
Hand spade or plow to harvest roots, sort, and transport to the 1 cup (no salt),
packing house for washing, sorting, and grading. drained
Pack in cartons, perforated film bags, or net bags.
If curing - store at 85F and 90 to 98% relative humidity (RH) for 4
to 7 days with ventilation, and then store at 60F with ventilation.
Store above 55F to avoid chilling damage.

Selection and Preparation


Available year round.
Select small to medium in sweetpotatoes
with a firm texture and smooth, unwrinkled
skin. Avoid ones with soft spots, dark brown
discoloration, or visible sprouts.
Choose roots of similar size for even cooking, and store in a
dark, dry, well-ventilated location.
The root can be steamed, boiled, roasted, baked, sauted,
stewed, or fried into a variety of appetizers, salads, soups,
entrees, sides, and desserts.
The stems and tips may be boiled or fried for use in soups
and salads.

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