Tennessee Sweet Potato Winter Squash: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

95–100 days

Growth habit

Vining

Listed for

United States

Overview

Tennessee Sweet Potato is an heirloom grown more for its looks and keeping quality than its flavor. The pear-shaped fruit weighs 10 to 20 pounds with light green and cream stripes. Honest catalog notes say the eating quality is only fair, but it stores well and makes a fine autumn display. Vines need about 95 days.

Tennessee Sweet Potato traits

• Heirloom with pear-shaped fruit of 10-20 lb
• Light green and cream striped skin
• Good keeper but modest eating quality
• About 95 days

Good for

• Autumn decoration
• Storage

Compare with other winter squash varieties

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Tennessee Sweet Potato FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every winter squash variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Winter Squash growing guide
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• Growing Pumpkins Vertically: Trellis, Slings and Small-Garden Squash
• Hand Pollinating Pumpkins: Timing, Technique and Why Fruit Abort
• Pumpkin Growing Calendar: From Sowing to the Curing Shelf
• Pumpkin Pests and Diseases: Vine Borers, Squash Bugs and Mildew
• When to Harvest Pumpkins: Ripeness Signs, Curing and How Long They Store
• All 219 winter squash varieties

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.