Beauregard Sweet Potato Plant
Description
High yields of uniform reddish-purple sweet potatoes. Vines produce sweet potatoes with tender, tasty orange flesh. Developed in 1987 at Louisiana State University. Plant after last frost date, once soil has warmed. Produces in cool-season areas. Disease-resistant to fusarium wilt and rot. Resists cracking. Stores well. Heat-tolerant. Harvest before frost. Matures in approx. 90 days.
- Available for spring shipping only.
- Last day to order sweet potatoes is June 4
- Sweet potatoes will ship separately from the rest of your order. In the best interest of the plants, sweet potatoes begin shipping on April 15 to the warmer parts of the country. Shipping will continue through Late May for colder parts of the country.
Estimated Sweet Potato Ship Dates
| After April 15 | CA, AZ, NM, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL | |
| After April 22 | OK, AR, TN, NC | |
| After May 3 | WA, OR, NV, UT, CO, KS, MO, Southern IL, Southern IN, KY, Southern OH, WV, VA, DE, MD, DC | |
| After May 10 | Southern ID, Southern WY, NE, IA, Northern IL, Northern IN, Northern OH, PA, NJ | |
| After May 15 | Northern ID, Southern MT, Northern WY, SD, Southern MN, Southern WI, Southern MI, Southern NY, RI, MA, CT | |
| After May 20 | Northern MT, ND, Northern MN, Northern WI, Northern MI, Northern NY, NH, VT, ME |
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Purple |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 5 - 9 |
| Pollination | Not Required |
| Ripens/Harvest | Harvest Before Frost Kills Vines |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained - Average Moistness |
| Soil pH Level | 5.5 - 6.5 |
| Texture | Firm |
| Years to Bear | 1 |
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
Pollination is not required for this variety.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow sweet potato plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
Questions & Answers
I wish! Not all have a large garden.
Absolutely! If you like, you can "plant" a tall trellis to one side of the container and let the vine wind up around it. It's really beautiful.
We recommend planting these 3-4' apart.
More like slips or a bear root plant. If you can't plant them right away put them in a vase of water
I’m not sure what you’re talking about “pilling”. I had a good crop even in the poor dirt I used in my grow bags!
It is a pkg of live plants. Some may look a bit whimpey and not too lively, but we have planted them all and have good results. Beauregard are the only variety we plant because they grow so well and taste so good. They need sunshine and regular moisture.
Grow bags that range from 20 gallons on up to 100 gallons work well. If you want to get a big harvest, grow several sweet potato slips and opt for the largest grow bag you can fill with good quality soil, to 12-18 inches deep.
Yes it can be grown in a bucket.
A single plant will produce, at a minimum, three or four pounds of potatoes,
Customer Reviews
Love taters.
Because it said in the description that they are sweet. That’s what I want, a “sweet” sweet potato. I guess we’ll see in the fall if they are “sweet”.
Well known variety in these here parts. General Beauregard was a general of the Confederacy.
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