Root & Crops & Tubers· Ipomoea batatas

Anbauratgeber für Sweet Potato

Nutritious tropical tuber high in beta-carotene. Heat-loving crop with good storage life.

Wie lange dauert der Anbau von Sweet Potato?

Sweet Potato ist in der Regel etwa 100 Tage nach der Pflanzung erntereif.

100

Tage bis zur Ernte

9,130

kg/Hektar

moderate

Wasserbedarf

full sun

Sonnenbedarf

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 13 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Anbaubedingungen

Temperatur

21-32°C optimal

Frosttoleranz

none

Hitzetoleranz

high

Bodenanforderungen

Bodenart & pH-Wert

Beste Bodenarten: sandy loam, loam

pH-Bereich: 5 - 7 (optimal: 6)

Drainage: excellent

Pflanzanleitung

Pflanzmethoden

slips/cuttings

Pflanzabstand

30 cm Abstand, 90 cm Reihen

Pflanzzeit

spring, summer

Ertrag & Wirtschaftlichkeit

Ertragsspanne

1,080 - 103,210 kg/ha

Marktnachfrage

growing

Rentabilität

high

Anbautipps

Use slips not seeds

Cure at 85°F for 7 days after harvest

Häufig gestellte Fragen

How long does Sweet Potato take to grow?

Sweet Potato typically takes 100 days from planting to harvest. The best planting season is spring, summer.

What soil does Sweet Potato need?

Sweet Potato grows best in sandy loam, loam soil with a pH of 5-7. Excellent drainage is required.

What temperature does Sweet Potato need?

Sweet Potato grows best at 21-32°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: high.

What is the expected yield for Sweet Potato?

Across 111 countries with grounded data, reported national yields for Sweet Potato range from 1,080 to 103,210 kg/hectare, with a median of 9,130. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management.