Sweet Potato Centennial

Slips are young, rooted shoots grown from a mature sweet potato. They are the standard way to propagate this crop, and they arrive ready to be planted directly into your garden soil.

This variety typically requires 100 days to reach maturity. You should plan for a full growing season to ensure the tubers have enough time to develop their signature size and flavor.

Centennial sweet potatoes prefer long, warm growing seasons. If you live in a cooler region, you can improve your success by using black plastic mulch to help retain heat and warm the soil earlier in the spring.

Sweet potatoes thrive in loose, well-draining soil. It is best to work in organic matter to ensure the soil is friable, which allows the tubers to expand easily without hitting heavy, compacted earth.

Yes, Centennial sweet potatoes are grown as annuals. They are planted in the spring and harvested in the fall, completing their life cycle within a single growing season.