Sweet potatoes from slips in pots

[Yogi]

When do you usually start planting your sweet potatoes? I’m in zone 7b and curious how others time it.

By the way, I came across what’s probably the most detailed YouTube guide I’ve seen on growing sweet potatoes. It shows the whole process step by step with some really useful tips. Thought it might help others here too:

 

[Meadowlark]

I start mine well after last frost and after soil temps are reliably above 65 deg F. They are one of the last things I start in spring along with Okra which is also a warm/hot weather plant.

There is absolutely no need here to rush it and in fact rushing it usually causes much more harm than good. They are a warm/hot weather plant. Wait until the soil temps are right....and then wait some more.