Potatoes, Onions and Exotics

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Covington Sweet Potato Slips

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Covington Sweet Potato Slips

rose skin, dark orange flesh Ipomoea batatas (100 days) This newer variety from the NC State University breeding program is quickly gaining popularity with gardeners and market growers alike. Superb flavor, luscious texture and a forgiving growing habit sets this variety apart from the rest. Heavy yields of uniform tubers that can be left in the ground without as much risk of cracking as varieties like Beauregard. They set their tubers in tight bunches making them easy to harvest. PVP. ②

For orders placed by February 21, 2025, this item will ship on our regular shipping schedule, starting in late March with the warmest states and finishing by early May. Orders placed after February 21, 2025 will be shipped later, and in the order in which they were received. We cannot ship this item any earlier; we regret that we cannot honor any requests to do so.

7176 Covington Sweet Potato Slips

Additional Information

Sweet Potato Slips

Ipomoea batatas Sweet potatoes are no fussier than winter squash—if you can grow butternut, you can grow sweet potatoes! See growing sweet potatoes for more information.

Shipping

Sweet potato slips are shipped by region, not by USDA zone (see map below). In the Northeast they ship in mid to late May. If you live in a colder microclimate than your surrounding region, you may request a shipping week when placing your order.

Estimated sweet potato slip ship dates

Shipping schedule may change due to weather conditions or other variables. You will be notified via email when your order has shipped.

region	timing
■ 1	April 15-25
■ 2	April 22-May 5
■ 3	May 3-13
■ 4	May 10-20
■ 5	May 15-25
■ 6	May 20-30

When Your Sweet Potato Slips Arrive

If you can’t plant right away, put slips in a vase of water in a warm sunny location. Slips that arrive with few leaves or roots are still likely to perform well; if the slips arrive slimy and rotten, please email us with pictures.