Sweet Potato Vardaman
Cultivate your own delicious sweet potatoes with the Vardaman variety, offered as freshly dug, certified transplants. This compact, bush-type sweet potato is perfect for smaller gardens and containers, producing vibrant orange-fleshed tubers with golden skin that deepens after harvest. Vardaman thrives in long, warm growing seasons; consider using black plastic to warm the soil in cooler northern climates. Enjoy a reliable harvest of this easy-to-grow, edible vegetable, provided you are within the eligible shipping regions. It matures in approximately 100 days.
$24.95
Owner Satisfaction
4.5
/ 5
Category Rank
1960
/ 3183
#1960 in Plant & Flower Bulbs
Price vs Category Average
+6%
Above average
Days to Maturity
100
/ Days
Who it's for
- Excellent Productivity
- Classic Sweet Flavor
- Good Disease Tolerance
Who should skip it
- Requires Extended Warmth
- Vigorous Vine Spread
- Susceptible to Nematodes
Key Specs
Days to Maturity
100 Days
Plant Life Cycle
Annual
Sun Exposure Requirement
Full Sun
Form
BAREROOT
Style
STEELE
Size Options
12 each, 25 each, 50 each, 100 each
Growth Habit
Shrub
Features
- Compact bush habit for small spaces
- Vibrant orange flesh and golden skin
- Certified sweet potato transplants
- Suitable for container gardening
- Edible harvest
- Requires long, warm growing season
What customers say
Customers highly favor the Vardaman sweet potato slips for their exceptional harvest quality. Reviewers consistently praise the resulting sweet potatoes for their deep sweetness, smooth texture, and excellent storage life. A major highlight is the variety's robust yield potential, often producing abundant crops. While the mature product quality is near excellent, a small number of customers note challenges with initial slip viability upon arrival due to the delicate nature of live plant shipping. Despite these minor transit concerns, the consensus confirms that successful slips deliver an outstanding crop in both quantity and quality, driving strong satisfaction and repeat purchases among dedicated gardeners.
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