Sweet Potatoes, 2 lb

The 2026 sweet potato season has begun! 

These are not yet cured. They will keep for a while just fine, but they won't be quite as sweet (the starches have not converted to sugars) and don't have the long storage potential that cured sweet potatoes have. We still like to begin enjoying them right away.

To cure at home: hold them for about 10 days at 80-85°F and high relative humidity (85-90 percent). Commercial producers have temperature and humidity controlled housing to guarantee good results, but for the home grower, they can be cured near a furnace or heat source to provide the necessary warmth. Inside an insulated cooler that sits in a warm spot is one option. Or inside a plastic sack on a sunny windowsill is another. 

Or,  you could wait until we have fully cured sweet potatoes available in a couple weeks.