By Mark Hillsdon Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the ...

Plant these in the fall. Takes 10 days to mature. Yam Seeds are a seed that, when planted and grown during Fall, produces Yam after 10 days.

Allow six to eight weeks total for the sweet potato slip to grow large enough to plant in the garden. To cut the sprouting time in half or less, place the sprouting tray on a seed-starting heat mat.

“Plant the sweet potatoes, ginger and yams in pots and leave ... Guy recommended planting seed potatoes instead, which aren’t as likely to have diseases. These aren’t the type of seeds ...