Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) is a fast-growing annual and classic "spiller" plant commonly used for container gardening. Its long tendrils of varied leaf shapes and colors that include ...

In major yam-producing areas such as West Africa and the Caribbean, the tuber is traditionally grown using sticks as scaffolds for vine growth, which are traditionally cut from the forest ...

After experimenting years ago with plastic stakes, Jamaican farmers resorted to the traditional method of using stakes of bamboo or other small trees for the yam vines to wrap for support ...

The sweet potato vine is a fast-growing and sprawling plant that can climb up to 10 feet in length. It has heart-shaped leaves that can range in color from bright green to deep purple, and can be ...